The Ladies of the House

Molly McGrann

24 March 2016
9781447274773
256 pages

Synopsis

On a hot July day, three elderly people are found dead in a dilapidated house in Primrose Hill. Reading the story in a newspaper as she prepares to leave the country, Marie Gillies has an unshakable feeling that she is somehow to blame.

How did these three people come to live together, and how did they all die at once? The truth lies in a very different England, and in the secret world of the ladies of the house...

A darkly playful tale about beauty, ageing and morality, brought to life by a writing style brimming with witty detail
Captivating yet disturbing, witty yet desperately sad
Witty and spirited