{"product_id":"night-stairs-the-9th-july","title":"Night Stairs, The (9th July)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery school has its scandals. This one could be fatal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCenturies of tradition are coming to an end at St Cordula's Catholic boarding school. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeputy Head, Fiona Fox, is about to preside over a controversial move to save it from ruin. Legend has it that the ghost of fifteenth-century nun, Sister Matilda, will keep St Cordula’s safe. But only as long as the words ‘GOD FORGIVE ME’, scrawled by Matilda on a chapel staircase wall before she fell to her death, are repainted every year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe words have only been allowed to fade once, in 2002. Then, fits of vertigo spread through the pupils, and a second girl fell to her death on the night stairs. Only three people know the truth of what happened on the night of the tragedy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow the vertigo is back, and unless Fiona can stem the outbreak, St. Cordula’s darkest secret could claim another girl’s life... The new thriller, with a jaw-dropping twist, from bestselling storyteller Erin Kelly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(4, 3, 104);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur Bookseller says:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(4, 3, 104);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'One of the best books I've read this year. Kelly portrays the claustrophobic world of an all girls school brilliantly, with all the jealousies, insecurities and hysterias that swirl around the characters leading to two terrifying climaxes. The split timeline narrative drives the plot along at a pace that will make you resent your responsibilities. Imagine Mallory Towers written by Donna Tartt.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(4, 3, 104);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd for those that were at school in the 1990's, there will be certainly be some uncomfortable nostalgia!'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book House (Thame)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55837544907137,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0280\/7873\/5421\/files\/9781787305618.jpg?v=1782316826","url":"https:\/\/shop.thebookhousethame.co.uk\/products\/night-stairs-the-9th-july","provider":"The Book House Thame","version":"1.0","type":"link"}