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I did a random grab from my shelves and this is what I landed on. I guess I‘m still feeling like staying in the “gothic” vibe after finishing The Shuttle! 🤷🏻‍♀️

I‘ve been wanting to read this for several months. Ruby is a nanny who gets a job (early 1900s) with the England family. Mrs England doesn‘t pay any attention to the children, Mr England is charming, plays with the kids, & runs a mill successfully. Is that how they are under the surface? Ruby has a family secret, too. Moors, rain, set in Yorkshire, a little creepy. Really liked this story.

The slow pace and the storytelling are really pleasant and enticing, with mysteries slowly revealed and a great portrait of a typical Edwardian marriage. In 1904, a qualified nanny takes a job with the wealthy England family where she takes care of their four children. Apparently something is off with Mrs. England, but the nanny herself seems to be hiding her own dark secrets.

I would say this is between a ‘pick‘ and ‘so-so‘ for me. Firstly, I quite liked the storytelling and the slow pace of the book. It was interesting learning about how nurses were taking care of the children during 1900s. Also, there seemed to be quite few mysteries such as the strange behaviour of Mrs England and unsettling memories of Nurse May.

So, there were quite few things to reveal but all came down very quickly and it wasn‘t as shocking.

Really enjoying reading Stacey Halls books at the moment. Her storytelling is so immersive and I love that her books always centre around stong female protagonists! #pick

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

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4⭐️ I really enjoyed this read. I liked how the author slowly drew me into the book and how the mysteries were revealed, even though I felt it kinda dragged a bit in the beginning. I wonder if the author chose Norland because the Prince and Princess of Wales use a Norland nanny. I was pleasantly surprised by this book & would recommend it to other fans of #historicalfiction. #2023 #fiction #bookclub ⬇️

I didn‘t enjoy this one as much as The Foundling but I still thought it was very good. Very slow burn but the characters and setting are so enticing that I didn‘t mind. Lots of tension and suspense that was very well maintained throughout. I think Stacey Halls is one of my favourite authors at the moment and I will be eagerly awaiting her next book.

I really like Stacey Halls‘ books. This is the 2nd one I‘ve read of hers and really enjoyed it. (I also own The Foundling but haven‘t read it yet).

I also buy all her books on Book Depository because I like the UK versions better.

This one is based on Ruby in the 1900s. She is a nurse for well off families. She has a lot of baggage and the family she cares for has a lot of secrets.

This was one of my #Roll100 picks!

Did anyone else find this book slow at first? Does it get better?

Starting this one tonight! Who read it?

And who searched eBay for the hardback pretty cover when you could have just gotten it at Barnes and Noble faster 🙋🏻‍♀️

Here are my #Roll100 August books! I‘m really excited for these books, so 🤞🏻🤞🏻 I can read them!

This is the way I feel about my new book. Ordered on eBay so I could get the pretty cover 🤣

Jane Eyre vibes here! This was a pleasant listen, with atmospheric creepy tension and just enough psychological thrill to keep up plot momentum without being cheap.

I won‘t remember this one, but it was entertaining.

Review is up! I really enjoyed this one!

https://reecaspieces.com/2022/04/22/mrs-england-by-stacey-halls-harlequinbooks-h...

An eerie, dangerous landscape, a wealthy family, a children‘s nurse, a controlling husband, and characters with secrets greet us in this delicious, Gothic novel.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/2p8fymd8

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LOVED IT!!

FULL REVIEW 4/16

An eerie, dangerous landscape, a wealthy family, a children‘s nurse, a controlling husband, and characters with secrets greet us in this delicious, Gothic novel.

Ms. Halls does not disappoint and will have you staying up late so you can find out what's going on in this household and with each character. 5/5

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Started today 3rd book from Stacey Halls. Enjoying it so far reminds me of Jane Eyre at the moment #staceyhalls #mrsengland

This book has been in my sights for so long! I never had a favourite author, until I read The Familiars and The Foundling by Stacey Halls.

Historical fiction at its finest. So well written, researched and executed.

I‘m excited to start Mrs England, but already dreading finishing it!

Had picked this for my #AutumnTBR, but it fits very nicely as my(!) #Gladstonerds #BookClub book for October. (am I allowed to talk about it already? Well, I'll give you my reasons at the next meeting.)

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Listened to the last part of the #audiobook while I mucked out the stables aka cleaned the flat. 😉

I have really enjoyed Stacey Halls books, but this is for me the best. Full of suspension and atmosphere, it keeps you guessing as to what is actually going on. I like stories set in large manors with servants out in the countryside.

These will be the next books I want to get through, starting with Mrs England. I will finish Once Upon a Broken Heart this evening and maybe start the new book already.

These are my three library books I have to read. I am looking forward to them all. I will read the tagged book next.

Very enjoyable and easy to read with an emotional ending.

Two women from different worlds with secrets are thrown together in this story about survival in a man's world. Ruby is a Norland Nurse seeming to run from her past. Mrs England appears to be the fragile wife. Set in early 1900's Yorkshire & written with an atmosphere that brings Wuthering Heights to mind, Halls creates characters who intrigue you whilst reminding you of societal hierarchy & behaviours of the time.

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Gorgeous #endpapers!

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