![]() ![]() But soon Louisa uncovers just how supernatural the eerie proprietor, Mr. Haylam, and Louisa’s other new co-workers quickly befriend her. Once they arrive, the crone quickly transforms into the much more proper house matron and manager, Mrs. On the way, they’re joined by fellow Coldthistle-bound travelers: a wealthy (if unpleasant) man and his charming nephew, Lee, who takes to Louisa right away despite the fact that he’s a guest and she’s to be a new servant. After fleeing an abusive, governess-training boarding school, Louisa scrapes by telling fortunes until she’s rescued from a sticky situation by a crone who promises employment at Coldthistle House. In a prologue, Louisa informs readers that she works for the Devil among other odd and cursed employees, cleaning up after the deaths of those who visit Coldthistle House. A runaway works at a boardinghouse for the damned in late-Georgian–period England. ![]()
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