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PublisherAbrams, Inc.

ISBN-101419757598

ISBN-139781419757594

eBay Product ID (ePID)2321443458

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Book TitleMad Women's Ball : a Novel

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicThrillers / Historical, Gothic

Publication Year2021

GenreFiction

AuthorVictoria Mas

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight12.5 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.8 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2021-934856

Reviews The Mad Women's Ball is a darkly sumptuous tale of wicked spectacle, wild injustice, and the insuppressible strength of women . . . as moving as it is macabre., An enjoyable, quick read...intriguing, original, and captivating...a dark reminder of what it was like to be a woman in previous centuries...perfect for readers interested in the early days of psychiatry and women's experiences in Europe the late 1800s., In this darkly delightful Gothic treasure, Mas explores grief, trauma, and sisterhood behind the walls of Paris's infamous Salpêtrière hospital.

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SynopsisA New York Times best historical novel of the year, Victoria Mas's The Mad Women's Ball is a feminist literary thriller, adapted as a major film for Amazon Prime. "In this darkly delightful Gothic treasure, Mas explores grief, trauma, and sisterhood behind the walls of Paris's infamous Salpêtrière hospital." --Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train The Salpêtrière Asylum: Paris, 1885. Dr. Charcot holds all of Paris in thrall with his displays of hypnotism on women who have been deemed mad and cast out from society. But the truth is much more complicated--these women are often simply inconvenient, unwanted wives, those who have lost something precious, wayward daughters, or girls born from adulterous relationships. For Parisian society, the highlight of the year is the Lenten ball--the Mad Women's Ball--when the great and good come to gawk at the patients of the Salpêtrière dressed up in their finery for one night only. For the women themselves, it is a rare moment of hope. Genevieve is a senior nurse. After the childhood death of her sister Blandine, she shunned religion and placed her faith in both the celebrated psychiatrist Dr. Charcot and science. But everything begins to change when she meets Eugenie, the 19-year-old daughter of a bourgeois family that has locked her away in the asylum. Because Eugenie has a secret: she sees spirits. Inspired by the scandalous, banned work that all of Paris is talking about, The Book of Spirits , Eugenie is determined to escape from the asylum--and the bonds of her gender--and seek out those who will believe in her. And for that she will need Genevieve' help . . .

LC Classification NumberPQ2713.A775B3513