The Observations historical fiction novel by Jane Harris hardback book
The ObservationsHardback historical fiction novel by Jane Harris405 pages with book jacketA powerful story of secrets and suspicions, hidden histories and mysterious disappearances set in Victorian Scotland.Scotland, 1863. In an attempt to escape her not-so-innocent past in Glasgow, Bessy Buckley—a wide-eyed and feisty young Irish girl—takes a job as a maid in a big house outside Edinburgh working for the elegant Arabella—the missus. Bessy lacks the necessary skills for her new position, but as she finds out, it is her ability to read and write that makes her such a desirable property. Bessy is intrigued by her new employer but puzzled by her increasingly strange requests and her insistence that Bessy keep a journal of her mundane chores and exceptionally intimate thoughts. And the missus has a few secrets of her own, including her near- obsessive affection for Nora, a former maid who died in mysterious circumstances.Smoke-free and Pet-free.I ship the same day or next business day