In this stunning contemporary Gothic from the author of The Other Mrs Walker two women are forced to face the dark secrets of their own pasts due to a sinister discovery in a dilapidated Edinburgh boarding house.
The case is unexceptional, that is what I know. A house full of stuff left behind by a dead woman, abandoned at the last . . .
When trauma cleaner Essie Pound makes a gruesome discovery in the derelict Edinburgh boarding house she is sent to clean, it brings her into contact with a young policewoman, Emily Noble, who has her own reasons to solve the case.
As the two women embark on a journey into the heart of a forgotten family, the investigation prompts fragmented memories of their own traumatic histories - something Emily has spent a lifetime attempting to bury, and Essie a lifetime trying to lay bare.
Emily Noble's Disgrace is the third novel from Mary Paulson-Ellis, the bestselling author of The Other Mrs Walker, a Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781529036176
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 494 g
Dimensions: 224 x 145 x 39 mm
Paulson-Elis writes with poetry and compassion about the forgotten and overlooked . . . A brilliant, original read - Daily Mail
Totally absorbing, this is a story that will keep you gripped through all its unexpected twists and turns - Janice Hadlow, author of The Other Bennet Sister
This book is a swoon and slither of silk with the grit of salt underneath. Mary Paulson-Ellis is a genius at peeling away the layers and slowly, skilfully putting flesh on the bones of an extraordinary, sinuous story - Sarah Hilary, author of Fragile
Superb - Wendy Holden, Daily Mail
The territory of the dead — and the objects they leave behind — is the subject of this beautifully written, compelling contemporary gothic novel. Mary Paulson-Ellis strips back the secrets and lies hiding within one house with a deft touch - Andrew Wilson, author of I Saw Him Die
The author writes with such compassion about people and there is poetry in her prose - Prima
Another good read from this author. Set in Edinburgh and travelling back and forth in time, this book will keep you guessing. It’s an unusual subject with complex characters and a rather dark theme. Definitely one... More
Essie's job is not for everyone, she clears out the house when people have passed away and there are no known relatives to help. But more than this she is what is called a trauma cleaner, going into a home after... More
I was a big fan of The Other Mrs Walker and The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing, the first two books by Mary Paulson-Ellis. Emily Noble's Disgrace is the third in this series of books about people who die without... More
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