This is my favourite book so far this year, and having read the ebook I was keen to listen to the audiobook as well, and having just dipped into it I can see the narrator will do this brilliant story justice as she acts the story and carries off the characters' voices well. Can't recommend this enough!

I read a lot of gothic historical fiction and this is one of the best of the genre I've ever read, the writing is sublime, the characters are flawed and complicated, the tension is high and I loved absolutely everything about it!

This is based on the real life scandal surrounding arsenic in wallpaper in the late 19th century, Braithwaite & Company are a very successful manufacturer of luxury wallpapers, but within their dazzling designs lies a dark and dangerous secret, which some of the Braiwthwaite family have known about for some time.

The family are supported by Mr Luckhurst, the company's manager who gives his all to the family and the company but following his death, the charming Mr Rivers takes over, and the family can never imagine the danger this will bring to each of them.

This had me hooked from the very first pages and I've raced through to the dramatic conclusion. I very rarely re-read a book, but this is one I'll treat myself to picking up again in future!