Mrs England: The award-winning Sunday Times bestseller from the winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award

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The book is called Mrs England but in reality, this is the story about 2 women. We follow their present whilst their disturbing stories becomes apparent as both women grow from under their subversive and controlling past (and present). The story is written in the first person, from the viewpoint of Ruby May; a strong and independent young woman who works as a children’s nurse. It begins in the Summer of 1904, with Ruby looking after a young girl, whose parents enjoy a prosperous life in Edwardian London.

Mrs. England · Stacey Halls · Könyv · Moly Mrs. England · Stacey Halls · Könyv · Moly

Ruby May è una giovane bambinaia per famiglie altolocate, diplomata in un prestigioso istituto dove ha voluto studiare con tutte le sue forze. Il lavoro è la sua vita, i bambini di cui si occupa il suo unico orizzonte, e sappiamo che ha una famiglia a casa, fratelli che ama molto, ma che non va a trovare da anni. Yorkshire megye, 1904. Ruby Mayt, a frissen végzett dadát felveszik Charles és Lilian England négy gyermeke mellé. Ruby reméli, hogy ez az a kiugrási lehetőség, amelyre mindig is várt, ugyanis Englandék befolyásos gyártulajdonos dinasztiából származnak, jelentős vagyonnal rendelkeznek. De az új dada számára, amint megszokja az élet rendjét az eldugott Hardcastle House-ban, világossá válik, hogy a titokzatos és szépséges Mrs. Englanddel valami nincs rendjén. With her previous two novels, The Familiars and The Foundling, Stacey Halls proved that she’s an author with a unique talent for writing engrossing and atmospheric historical fiction centered around female protagonists haunted by complicated pasts. With the bar set so high, it’s always a worry that the next book an author writes won’t live up to the early successes of its predecessors. Happily, that couldn’t be further from the truth with Mrs England, which opens with an intriguing flash-forward, before unravelling the events that lead Ruby to that moment.Pian piano, giorno dopo giorno, Ruby si ambienta, scoprendo piccoli dettagli e interrogandosi sul non detto che riesce a percepire, anche attraverso incontri casuali e sprazzi di conversazione. I wonder if the setting of the novel in the year 1904 is significant, as the Suffragettes’ struggle to win the vote for women was becoming militant at this time. There is no overt politics in the book, but Halls appears to be putting forward a feminist case for the strength of women. Stacey Halls gondosan felépített, nehéz, borongós atmoszférát teremt, ahogy az indák befonják a borítót, úgy olvasó is lassan fuldokolni kezd a sok homályos célzásban, apró jelben, a gondosan elhelyezett visszatekintésekben, és szóváltásokban. Mindent láthatunk, de mégsem vesszük észre a nyilvánvalót. Vagy mégis, de arról nem ejtünk szót, mert mi van ha tévedünk? Miközben pedig a cselekmény a maga lassú ütemében halad előre, a történetben mindinkább erőre kapnak az erős, jellemes nőalakok, akik aztán utat is törnek a fényre. When the kindly family she works for relocate to America, Ruby May – a newly graduated nurse from the prestigious Norland Institute in London – takes a position looking after the children of Charles and Lilian England, a wealthy couple from a powerful dynasty of mill owners. At first daunted by the prospect of having four children under her care, where previously she only had one, Ruby soon settles into life at the isolated Hardcastle House in West Yorkshire. But there’s something not quite right about the family entrusted to her care – a feeling that’s reinforced by the beautiful yet mysterious and aloof Mrs England who wanders around in a daze and has a detached relationship with her children. Mrs England by Stacey Halls is one of my most highly anticipated releases for 2021 and I was thrilled when it delivered on all of my hopes and expectations. From the stunning cover design, the enticing premise, the Edwardian era setting and location at Hardcastle House in West Yorkshire, Mrs England is everything I love in historical fiction.

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Megbabonázó, elbűvölő, lebilincselő regény érzelmekről és rejtélyről, és egy hősnőről, aki belekeveredik egy elferdítésekből, váratlan fordulatokból és hazugságokból szőtt, képtelen világba. Az utolsó oldalig magával ragadó.” – Kate Williams Ruby May graduated from Norland Institute, a nursing school in London, to take her first position as a nursemaid to an infant. Welcome to my stop on the #HTPBooks Harlequin Trade Press Publishing’s 2022 Blog Tour for historical fiction. Thanks #HTPBooks #Netgalley for a complimentary eARC of #MrsEngland upon my request. All opinions are my own. acțiunea. Nu e ticsită de evenimente, dar nici nu se lungește aiurea. Evenimentele sunt ușor de urmărit și reținut, ba chiar produc o reacții: frustrare, bucurie, teamă, anticipare. The strength in this book is three-fold - its mysterious Gothic setting, the menacing feel surrounding the England family and the strength of Ruby's character. I loved Ruby's determination and capability as a children's nurse and the secrets from her past add to the mystery, but unfortunately, her story isn't woven into the main thread, leaving readers to wait until close to the end of the story to learn what they are. The pacing is slow but deliciously eerie, my only beef is that a romantic element felt too forced to be believable.Gli England non sono una famiglia felice, ma malinconica, e tutto è gravato da qualcosa, allo stesso modo in cui Ruby si porta dietro un fardello altrettanto pesante. Mrs England is a tale of mental health, power and marriage, but it’s also a story of the deepest and darkest deception – of the deceit between a husband and wife, between adults and children, between a person’s heart and their mind. It’s made all the more compelling by its isolated Yorkshire setting, which cuts its characters off from the outside world and which Halls writes about so beautifully. She has the ability to draw readers into her story so completely that it’s a real effort to wrench yourself out of it when you invariably have to put the book down. If you’ve loved Stacey Halls’ previous books, you’re in for a real treat with this novel – the author’s most evocative, intriguing and compelling book so far. atmosfera. Aici cred că este cel mai mare plus al romanului. Setting-ul & vibe-ul sunt palpabile, introduc cititorul în lumea dinăuntrul copertelor. Descrierile sunt foarte vizuale. Having said all of that there is a real twist in the last sentence which makes the reader re-evaluate the whole of the book. jane eyre meets the yellow wallpaper. remarkable historical fiction - and we love to see, or rather, read it.