New from Harper Paperbacks: Just Like The Other Girls: A Novel by Claire Douglas.
About the book, from the publisher:
She thought she was safe. So did the others...Writers Read: Claire Douglas (December 2017).
At loose ends after the devastating death of her mother, Una Richardson responds to an advertisement for a ladies’ companion, a position that leads her into the wealthy, secluded world of Mrs. Elspeth McKenzie.
But Elspeth's home isn’t the comforting haven it seems.
Kathryn, her cold and bitter daughter, resents Una's presence. More disturbing is evidence suggesting two girls lived here before her.
What happened to the young women?
Why won’t the McKenzies talk about them?
What are they hiding?
As the walls begin to close in around her, Una fears she'll end up just like the other girls...
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--Marshal Zeringue