THE CAPTIVATING NEW NOVEL SET AGAINST CHARLES DICKENS' HOME FOR FALLEN WOMEN '
Absorbing . . . Halls weaves together the elements of her story with great skill' Sunday
Times ' Acutely observed and beautifully written' Daily Mail ' Compelling and
richly detailed' Good Housekeeping ' Captivating' Woman ' Meticulously
researched and compelling' Red ' Keeps the reader enthralled' Prima '
Exquisitely written . . . full of heart and hope' Fabulous NOT ALL WHO ARE FALLEN WANT
TO BE SAVED London 1847. In a quiet house in the countryside outside London the finishing
touches are being made to welcome a group of young women. The house and its location are top
secret its residents unknown to one another but the girls have one thing in common: they are
fallen. Offering refuge for prostitutes petty thieves and the destitute Urania Cottage is a
second chance at life - but how badly do they want it? Meanwhile a few miles away in a
Piccadilly mansion millionairess Angela Burdett-Coutts one of the benefactors of Urania
Cottage makes a discovery that leaves her cold. Her stalker of ten years has been released
from prison and she knows it' s only a matter of time before their nightmarish game resumes
once more. As the women' s worlds collide in ways they could never have expected they
will discover that freedom always comes at a price . . . The Household is the new novel from
the award-winning Sunday Times bestselling author of The Familiars The Foundling and Mrs
England. Set against Charles Dickens' home for fallen women and inspired by real figures
from history it is Stacey Halls' most ambitious and captivating novel yet. PRAISE FOR
THE HOUSEHOLD and STACEY HALLS ' With warm and artful prose this is a story richly
realised and sympathetically imagined making The Household undoubtedly my favourite novel
written by Stacey Halls so far whose writing goes from strength to strength. I loved it'
Susan Stokes-Chapman Sunday Times bestselling author of Pandora ' I devoured The
Household by Stacey Halls. Meticulously researched and thoroughly entertaining I was struck
most of all by its hopefulness: about forgiveness friendship the choices we make and the
opportunity for a second (or third) chance. This is undoubtedly Stacey Halls' best novel
yet - I can' t wait to see what she writes next' Elizabeth Macneal ' Stacey Halls
is a writer of great originality great imagination and great sense of place. Atmospheric
intelligent accessible every novel is worth reading then reading again and again' Kate
Mosse ' This novel is the very definition of unputdownable. I loved every one of the
women connected to Urania Cottage. Original engrossing and so true to life. My favourite
Stacey Halls novel yet' Louise Hare ' Stacey Halls' most ambitious and brilliant
book so far. Complex and brilliantly-drawn characters and at its heart a message of
friendship and hope. A triumph' Anna Mazzola ' I loved The Household . Moving
expertly between perspectives and locations it is full of heart humaneness and menace. I
enjoyed every second' Beth Underdown *Sunday Times bestselling author of MRS ENGLAND
June 2021 and January 2022* *Winner of the Women' s Prize Futures Award 2022- https:
www.goodhousekeeping.com uk lifestyle editors-choice-book-reviews a41610537
stacey-halls-winner-futures-award *
