The foundling stacey halls ending6/3/2023 ![]() ![]() It’s described as ‘a portrait of an Edwardian marriage, weaving an enthralling story of men and women, power and control, courage, truth and the very darkest deception. Mrs England is historical fiction about Ruby, a Norland nurse who moves to Hardcastle House in Yorkshire to look after the children of Charles and Lilian England, a wealthy couple from a powerful dynasty of mill owners. In the far corner before the window, at the foot of an empty bed, was a cot, covered by a length of lace suspended like a veil. ![]() In the shadows playing at the edge of the light I caught glimpses of iron bedsteads and wooden floorboards, white sheets and lumpen shapes beneath them. The story follows Nurse Ruby May a graduate of the Norland Institute. I read and love both The Familiars and The Foundling, so this was an incredibly anticipated release for me. Add the URL to your post in the link on Freda’s most recent Friday 56 post. Mrs England is the third book from historical fiction writer Stacey Halls.Find any sentence (or a few, just don’t spoil it) that grabs you.Turn to page 56, or 56% on your eReader. If you have to improvise, that is okay. ![]()
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