Stacey Halls

From the bestselling author of The Familiars, and set against the vibrant backdrop of Georgian London, The Foundling explores families, secrets, class, equality, power and the meaning of motherhood.

The Foundling

The captivating Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Familiars **PRE-ORDER MRS ENGLAND: the brand new novel from Stacey Halls is available to pre-order today** Two women, bound by a child, and a secret that will change everything . . . London, 1754. Six years after leaving her illegitimate daughter Clara at London's Foundling Hospital, Bess Bright returns to reclaim the child she has never known. Dreading the worst, that Clara has died in care, Bess is astonished to be told she has already claimed her. Her life is turned upside down as she tries to find out who has taken her little girl - and why. Less than a mile from Bess's lodgings in the city, in a quiet, gloomy townhouse on the edge of London, a young widow has not left the house in a decade. When her close friend - an ambitious young doctor at the Foundling Hospital - persuades her to hire a nursemaid for her daughter, she is hesitant to welcome someone new into her home and her life. But her past is threatening to catch up with her and tear her carefully constructed world apart. From the bestselling author of The Familiars comes this captivating story of mothers and daughters, class and power, and love against the greatest of odds . . . 'The new Hilary Mantel' Cosmopolitan Another gripping, immersive, intelligent work of historical fiction from the bestselling author of The Familiars' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies 'A gripping and moving read' Libby Page, bestselling author of The Lido 'Fantastic storytelling that grabbed me from the off' Good Housekeeping

From the author of The Familiars, Sunday Times bestseller and Richard & Judy pick

Tasnim Chowdhury 

Gabriella 

“I should have remembered that death as well as life was attracted to beauty.” - 

i found this book captivating and raw. i truly felt as though i had been transported back in time. this was my first time reading stacy halls and i’m excited to see what her other novels have in store for me.

Beth Benbow

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Amy Brown 

3.5 stars. An easy read but not gripping. The underlying story could have been developed better. It was fairly predictable and the ending - whilst nice - seemed unrealistic. Some characters were more well developed than others.

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