# The Shadowing

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- Authors: [Lalla Ward](https://www.bookquiver.com/lalla-ward)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2021-09-16

## Description

When well-to-do Hester learns of her sister Mercy's death at a Nottinghamshire workhouse, she travels to Southwell to find out how her sister ended up at such a place. Haunted by her sister's ghost, Hester sets out to uncover the truth, when the official story reported by the workhouse master proves to be untrue. Mercy was pregnant - both her and the baby are said to be dead of cholera, but the workhouse hasn't had an outbreak for years. Hester discovers a strange trend in the workhouse of children going missing. One woman tells her about the Pale Lady, a ghostly figure that steals babies in the night. Is this lady a myth or is something more sinister afoot at the Southwell poorhouse? As Hester investigates, she uncovers a conspiracy, one that someone is determined to keep a secret, no matter the cost... ********** 'A creepy, evocative mystery' Heat 'An historical novel dripping with menace' Shari Lapena 'If you like gothic mystery, buckle up! This atmospheric read has it all' Woman magazine

## Editions

### The Shadowing

- Publisher: Orion
- ISBN: 978-14-0919-222-0
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2022-09-29
- Language: en_GB

### The Shadowing

- Publisher: trapeze
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-0919-223-7
- Published: 2021-09-16
- Language: en_GB

### The Shadowing

- Publisher: trapeze
- ISBN: 978-14-0919-221-3
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2021-09-16
- Language: en_GB

### The Shadowing

- Publisher: trapeze
- Medium: audio
- ISBN: 978-14-0919-224-4
- Published: 2021-09-16
- Language: en_GB