![]() The story is written in the first person, from the viewpoint of Ruby May a strong and independent young woman who works as a children’s nurse. The clever design on the dust jacket, of a house surrounded by foliage, features gold embossing when it catches the light, radiates a gentle glow on to the green edging of the pages. It is a beautifully produced hardback, moreover it is a signed copy. Since acquiring Mrs England, I have felt an emotional connection to the book as an object. I bought The Foundling at the same time, and as yet have not read it, preferring to jump to the new novel. It was impressive but took me seven weeks to read. The Familiars is a tale of witchcraft set in 1612. Will she be able to sustain the pace of a book a year? I hope so, and presumably so do her many other readers of this increasingly celebrated historical fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() Stacey Halls debuted with The Familiars in 2019, followed by The Foundling in 2020, and Mrs England arrived in 2021. The 424 pages were consumed in just nine days! It is one of the most atmospheric, and amazing, novels I can recall reading. Occasionally however, I am gripped such was the case with Mrs England. ![]() As a relaxed reader, it often takes me several weeks to read a book. ![]()
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