*A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF 2023* 'A dark inventive story' - SUNDAY TIMES'A
gloriously foreboding Gothic tale' - HEAT Many would find much to fear in Fyneshade's dark and
crumbling corridors its unseen master and silent servants. But not I. For they have far more
to fear from me... On the day of her beloved grandmother's funeral Marta discovers that she is
to become governess to the young daughter of Sir William Pritchard. Separated from her lover
and discarded by her family Marta has no choice but to journey to Pritchard's ancient and
crumbling house Fyneshade in the wilds of Derbyshire. All is not well at Fyneshade. Marta's
pupil little Grace can be taught nothing and Marta takes no comfort from the silent servants
who will not meet her eye. More intriguing is that Sir William is mysteriously absent and his
son and heir Vaughan is forbidden to enter the house. Marta finds herself drawn to Vaughan
despite the warnings of the housekeeper that he is a danger to all around him. But Marta is no
innocent to be preyed upon. Guided by the dark gift taught to her by her grandmother she has
made her own plans. And it will take more than a family riven by murderous secrets to stop
her... Perfect for readers of Laura Purcell Jessie Burton and Stacey Halls Fyneshade is a
dark and twisted gothic novel unlike any you've read before... 'A thrillingly dark page-turner'
- MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Marta is Jane Eyre's black-hearted alter ego' - THE TIMES
