The fascinating story of a mysterious boarding school that keeps a centuries-old secret...2019. Australian history teacher Thea Rust arrives at an elite boarding school in Oxley. She will have to look after the first batch of girls in the entire 150-year history of the school. Together with her young pupils, Thea is placed in the House of Silk, where the shadows of the past hide many more dark secrets than she could imagine. 1768. Fourteen-year-old Rowan Caswell gets a job as a maid in the Silk Merchant's House in the provincial but wealthy town of Oxley. She soon gains fame as a local healer. Only in 18th-century England are the echoes of the witch hunt still too strong for people to leave the girl alone... At the same time, in London, Mary-Louise Stevenson dreams of becoming a silk artist, creating incredible drawings from the poisonous flowers of purple belladonna and spotted foxglove , scarlet poppies and lovely aconite. The woman smuggles one piece of such fabric to Oxley, unaware that the dark energy of her pattern has already chosen its first victim... “Exquisitely written, this vivid story can bewitch you.” – Woman “Absolutely mesmerizing.” – Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author “Shifting seamlessly from past to present and using the powerful narrative voices of three very different women, Nunn creates a stunning atmosphere... A multi-layered and suspense-filled ghost story, full of figures, shadows, ethereal music, creaks in the night and restless spirits." – Lancashire Post