The author of the bestselling Pandora returns with another richly atmospheric gothic page-turner, as a disgraced physician discovers dark secrets in an eighteenth-century Welsh backwater.
Meirionydd, 1783. Henry Talbot has been dismissed from his post at a prestigious London hospital. The only job he can find is as a physician in the backwaters of Wales where he can't speak the language, belief in myth and magic is rife, and the villagers treat him with bewildering suspicion. When Henry discovers his predecessor died under mysterious circumstances, he is determined to find answers.
Linette Tresilian, the unconventional mistress of Plas Helyg, lives a lonely life. Her father is long dead, her mother haunted by demons which keep her locked away in her room, and her cousin treats her with cool disdain - she has had no choice but to become fiercely self-reliant.
Linette has always suspected something is not quite right in the village, but it is only through Henry's investigations that the truth about those closest to her will come to light...a truth that will bind hers and Henry's destinies together in ways neither thought possible.
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9781787302907
Number of pages: 464
Weight: 696 g
Dimensions: 240 x 160 x 40 mm
A mesmerising maze of a gothic Georgian mystery. Enter an eerie and liminal world steeped in superstition, Welsh folklore, and pagan cults. Gloriously atmospheric from the first dark page to the last - Essie Fox
A novel to read under the covers with a flashlight. I adored this deliciously dark and romantic journey to Georgian Wales, and stayed up far too late uncovering its secrets. Gloriously Gothic, and lovingly and carefully researched, The Shadow Key is an instant classic - Kate Heartfield, author of THE EMBROIDERED BOOK
I cannot recommend this book enough! Steeped in Welsh mythology, this dark Georgian tale is full of mystery, deception and intrigue.
Henry Talbot has been dismissed from his position at a prestigious London...
More
Henry Talbot has been dismissed, cast out, from his post at a prestigious and well-respected London Hospital for reasons he would soon rather forget.
The only job he can seem to find is as a physician in the...
More
I have not read historical fiction for quite a while but decided to try this one and I really enjoyed it. The premise of the story is that Henry, a foundling, a surgeon in London loses his career after a misdiagnosis... More
Please sign in to write a review
Would you like to proceed to the App store to download the Waterstones App?
