{"product_id":"the-mad-womens-ball","title":"The Mad Women's Ball","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best historical novel of the year, Victoria Mas's \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Mad Women's Ball\u003c\/i\u003e is a feminist literary thriller, adapted as a major film for Amazon Prime.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In this darkly delightful Gothic treasure, Mas explores grief, trauma, and sisterhood behind the walls of Paris's infamous Salpêtrière hospital.\" --Paula Hawkins, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by the scandalous, banned work that all of Paris is talking about, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 . . .","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51953242996967,"sku":"9781419757600","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_384a28d4-6270-4339-8aa2-66ac2e657cee.jpg?v=1775659052","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-mad-womens-ball","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}