{"product_id":"an-evening-with-hester-musson","title":"An evening with Hester Musson","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe're so excited to welcome Hester Musson to store to discuss her novel The Beholders. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTickets are £5 and can be redeemed against any purchase on the evening of the event. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJune, 1878. The body of a boy is pulled from the depths of the River Thames,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esuspected to be the beloved missing child of the widely admired Liberal MP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRalph Gethin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFour months earlier. Harriet is a young maid newly employed at Finton Hall.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFleeing the drudgery of an unwanted engagement in the small village where\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eshe grew up, Harriet is entranced by the grand country hall; she is entranced\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etoo by her glamorous mistress Clara Gethin, whose unearthly singing voice\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efloats through the house. But Clara, though captivating, is erratic. The master\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof the house is a much-lauded politician, but he is strangely absent. And some\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof their beautiful belongings seem to tell terrible stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnable to ignore her growing unease, Harriet sets out to discover their\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esecrets. When she uncovers a shocking truth, a chain of events is set in\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emotion that could cost Harriet everything, even her freedom…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAbout the author \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHESTER MUSSON was born in 1977 and grew up in Leicestershire. She studied English Literature at Bristol University and has a Masters in drama from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. While pursuing an acting career, her day jobs included working in TV as a freelance autocue operator. She currently writes for Art Fund, the national charity for art, and its magazine Art Quarterly, and blogs for a nature conservation and rewilding organisation in Devon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIf you have any questions regarding the event or to request additional accessibility accommodations please contact hello@rarebirdsbooks.live\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Birds Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44185632473345,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/AnEveningwithHesterMusson.png?v=1699886154","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/an-evening-with-hester-musson","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}