The Ladie Upstairs - 'A fever dream of a novel' Lucy Rose, author of THE LAMB

'' The Ladie Upstairs is a fever dream of a novel. Fuelled by sapphic femgore, it''s sick and sultry, and a deeply beguiling masterclass in the perverse; I couldn''t put it down!'' Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb ''An addictive, feverish and strangling read'' Charlotte Paradise, author of Overspill Scullery drudge Ann longs to become a lady''s maid. Ann can''t quite remember how or when she arrived at the grand Ropner Hall, but she loathes spending her days toiling in the dank kitchen. When a chance meeting with Ropner''s Lady Charlotte leads to the opportunity to become her personal maid, Ann is convinced she has finally escaped her own version of hell. But has she? As Ann''s new life above stairs takes a sinister twist, will it turn out that the terrors lurking up there are worse than the devils she knows below? Jessie Elland''s deeply visceral debut is a dark and twisted tale of ambition and desire. Are you brave enough to enter Ropner Hall?

About the author

Jessie Elland is an actress and author from the North East of England. An avid bookworm from the moment she could read, Jessie spent most of her childhood dreaming of writing books and scribbling down half-finished stories. The Ladie Upstairs is her first novel to be published (and finished!).

Product details

• Authors: Jessie Elland
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.08.2025
• EAN: 9781399817769
• ISBN: 978-1-399-81776-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 218 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, FICTION / Ghost, FICTION / Occult & Supernatural, FICTION / Horror, Classic horror & ghost stories, Fiction: general and literary, Horror and supernatural fiction, FICTION / Feminist, Classic horror and ghost stories