{"product_id":"the-mad-womens-ball-paperback","title":"The Mad Women's Ball - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictoria Mas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrank Wynne\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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 . . .\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Mas\u003c\/b\u003e has worked in film in the United States, where she lived for eight years. She graduated from the Sorbonne University, where she studied contemporary literature. \u003ci\u003eThe Mad Women\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003ci\u003es Ball\u003c\/i\u003e, her first novel, has won several prizes in France, including the Prix Stanislas and Prix Renaudot des Lycéens, and has been hailed as the bestselling debut of the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.01 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53637322441011,"sku":"9781419757600","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WDEQ9q_fEC9781419757600.webp?v=1783646293","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-mad-womens-ball-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}