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The Household
The utterly captivating, page-turning Sunday Times bestseller from the author of THE FAMILIARS
By Stacey Halls
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<p><b>THE INSTANT <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> BESTSELLER, SET AGAINST CHARLES DICKENS' HOME FOR FALLEN WOMEN<br></b><br><b>'Absorbing . . . Halls weaves together the elements of her story with great skill' </b><b><i>Sunday Times<br></i></b><b>'Acutely observed and beautifully written' <i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><b>'Compelling and richly detailed' <i>Good Housekeeping<br></i></b><b>'Captivating' <i>Woman<br></i></b><b>'Meticulously researched and compelling' <i>Red</i><br>'Keeps the reader enthralled' <i>Prima<br></i>'Exquisitely written . . . full of heart and hope' <i>Fabulous</i><br></b><br><i>The house, she was promised, is the first clean page in a new book for girls like her . . . <br></i><br>1847, Shepherds Bush. Charles Dickens' home for fallen women is about to open its doors. Part refuge, part reformatory, the house and its location are top secret, and Martha Gelder and Josephine Nash among its first inmates. But faced with the chance to redeem themselves, how badly do they want it?<br><br>Across town, in her Piccadilly mansion, Dickens' friend, the millionaire Angela Burdett Coutts, receives news that turns her orderly world upside down. Her stalker has been freed from prison, and she knows it's only a matter of time before their nightmarish game resumes once more.<br><br><b>As the women's worlds collide in ways they could never have expected, they will discover that freedom always comes at a price . . .</b><br><br>PRAISE FOR <i>THE HOUSEHOLD</i> and STACEY HALLS<br><br><b>'Undoubtedly my favourite novel written by Stacey Halls so far. I loved it' Susan Stokes-Chapman, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Pandora</i><br></b><b><br>'I devoured <i>The Household . . </i>. Meticulously researched and thoroughly entertaining. This is undoubtedly Halls' best novel yet - I can't wait to see what she writes next' Elizabeth Macneal</b><br><b><br>'Atmospheric, intelligent, accessible, every Stacey Halls novel is worth reading, then reading again and again' Kate Mosse</b><br><b><br>'The very definition of unputdownable' Louise Hare<br><br>'Halls' most ambitious and brilliant book so far. A triumph' Anna Mazzola</b><br><b><br>'I loved <i>The Household </i>. . . F<i>u</i>ll of heart, humaneness and menace. I enjoyed every second' Beth Underdown</b><br><br><br><br><br><i>*Sunday Times bestseller 19.04.25*<br>*Winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award 2022- </i>https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/editors-choice-book-reviews/a41610537/stacey-halls-winner-futures-award/*</p>
<p><b>THE INSTANT <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> BESTSELLER, SET AGAINST CHARLES DICKENS' HOME FOR FALLEN WOMEN<br></b><br><b>'Absorbing . . . Halls weaves together the elements of her story with great skill' </b><b><i>Sunday Times<br></i></b><b>'Acutely observed and beautifully written' <i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><b>'Compelling and richly detailed' <i>Good Housekeeping<br></i></b><b>'Captivating' <i>Woman<br></i></b><b>'Meticulously researched and compelling' <i>Red</i><br>'Keeps the reader enthralled' <i>Prima<br></i>'Exquisitely written . . . full of heart and hope' <i>Fabulous</i><br></b><br><i>The house, she was promised, is the first clean page in a new book for girls like her . . . <br></i><br>1847, Shepherds Bush. Charles Dickens' home for fallen women is about to open its doors. Part refuge, part reformatory, the house and its location are top secret, and Martha Gelder and Josephine Nash among its first inmates. But faced with the chance to redeem themselves, how badly do they want it?<br><br>Across town, in her Piccadilly mansion, Dickens' friend, the millionaire Angela Burdett Coutts, receives news that turns her orderly world upside down. Her stalker has been freed from prison, and she knows it's only a matter of time before their nightmarish game resumes once more.<br><br><b>As the women's worlds collide in ways they could never have expected, they will discover that freedom always comes at a price . . .</b><br><br>PRAISE FOR <i>THE HOUSEHOLD</i> and STACEY HALLS<br><br><b>'Undoubtedly my favourite novel written by Stacey Halls so far. I loved it' Susan Stokes-Chapman, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Pandora</i><br></b><b><br>'I devoured <i>The Household . . </i>. Meticulously researched and thoroughly entertaining. This is undoubtedly Halls' best novel yet - I can't wait to see what she writes next' Elizabeth Macneal</b><br><b><br>'Atmospheric, intelligent, accessible, every Stacey Halls novel is worth reading, then reading again and again' Kate Mosse</b><br><b><br>'The very definition of unputdownable' Louise Hare<br><br>'Halls' most ambitious and brilliant book so far. A triumph' Anna Mazzola</b><br><b><br>'I loved <i>The Household </i>. . . F<i>u</i>ll of heart, humaneness and menace. I enjoyed every second' Beth Underdown</b><br><br><br><br><br><i>*Sunday Times bestseller 19.04.25*<br>*Winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award 2022- </i>https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/editors-choice-book-reviews/a41610537/stacey-halls-winner-futures-award/*</p>