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Synopsis
From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a haunting, magical story set in 17th century London, perfect for fans of Jessie Burton and Elif Shafak
1611. Celia Lamprey looks out across the rooftops of Aleppo for the last time. After ten years living in the Orient, she and her husband, Paul Pindar, are setting sail for England - taking with them the legendary diamond, the Sultan's Blue, despite the curse that surrounds it.
They arrive to find a country much changed; Bishopsgate, once surrounded by fields, is now a muddy thoroughfare choked with carriages - from which carpenters, gardeners and footmen descend, summoned to restore Pindar's great house to its former splendour. But all is not as it seems. Celia is frail, and the marriage childless. Between the couple lies a great, unspoken darkness. Now, as they await the arrival of Celia's friend Annetta from Venice, another woman, the alluring widow Frances Sydenham, becomes increasingly indispensable to the running of the household - and the happiness of its inhabitants.
But who is this strange woman, and what are her real motives?
Vividly evoking Jacobean society, The House at Bishopsgate is a sumptuous, richly woven story of marital secrets and sexual jealousy, from a master of historical fiction.
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Katie Hickman has created a world filled with love, intrigue, ambition and mystery. The House at Bishopsgate is a completely absorbing and delightful novel (Amanda Foreman)
The relationships between the three central characters are wonderfully sinister, and Hickman is a born storyteller. A hugely enjoyable read (The Times)
This intriguing premise hooks you from the very start, unravelling slowly and elaborately through Hickman's beguiling storytelling. It's both a gripping and unsettling tale, interwoven with an air of dismal mystery throughout (Reader's Digest)
Skill as a historian doesn't guarantee equal ability as a novelist, but Hickman's latest work of fiction balances knowledge, atmosphere and story beautifully (Mail on Sunday)
Hugely enjoyable . Deeply satisfying (Joanne Harris)
Katie Hickman will take you to a magical land (Independent)
Hickman is entranced by her subjects and vividly conveys their charm (Selina Hastings Daily Telegraph)
A wonderful writer (Guardian)
A vibrant storyteller' (Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran)
Irresistible . Elegant and addictively readable (William Dalrymple)
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From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a haunting, magical story set in 17th century London, perfect for fans of Jessie Burton and Elif Shafak
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- PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1408821141
- ISBN 13 9781408821145
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages448
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