Laura Purcell: 4 books

**“[An] extraordinary, memorable and truly haunting book.” *—*Jojo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author Laura Purcell's latest novel, The Poison Thread, is now out from Penguin!** Some doors are locked for a reason. When Elsie married handsome young heir Rupert Bainbridge,...

**"[An] uncanny Gothic mystery... Satisfying."—New York Times Book Review "A romping read with a deliciously dark conceit at its center... Reminded me of Alias Grace."—Kiran Millwood Hargrave A thrilling Victorian gothic horror story about a young seamstress...

London 1788. The calm order of Queen Charlotte's court isshattered by screams. The King of England is going mad. Leftalone with thirteen children and with the country at war,Charlotte has to fight to hold her husband's throne. It is a time ofunrest and revolutions but most of all Charlotte fears the...

Orphaned and trapped in an abusive marriage, Henrietta Howard has little left to lose. She stakeseverything on a new life in Hanover with its royal family, the heirs to the British throne.Henrietta’s beauty and intelligence soon win her the friendship of clever Princess Caroline and hermercurial husband,...