{"product_id":"the-last-handmaid","title":"The Last Handmaid","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA gothic historical suspense novel about Countess Erzsébet Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer, told through the eyes of the maid who served her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHungary, 1604. Catalina, an orphaned girl is sent to serve the infamous Countess Erzsébet Báthory at Csejte Castle. It is a place of shifting loyalties, where girls who displease the household vanish without a trace. Survival here depends on obedience and silence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Catalina is summoned to the Countess's private chambers, she is drawn into a dangerous relationship and becomes entangled in the Countess's obsession with strange 'medicines'. As more girls disappear, Catalina knows there is a cost to staying alive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe must decide whether to try and escape her mistress' hunger, be consumed by it - or learn to feed it herself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by the life of the alleged most prolific female serial killer of all time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for fans of gothic suspense novels like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWeyward\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e·\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReaders call it 'dark and disturbing', 'wonderfully unsettling' and 'an ideal read for spooky month'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e· \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom award-winning author Clare Whitfield, praised as 'fast-paced and dark' by Elodie Harper and 'brave and bold' by Araminta Hall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'An evocative and unsettling tale ... Chilling and thought-provoking' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eANNA MAZZOLA, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Clockwork Girl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Richly-drawn and atmospheric.... Whitfield is a masterful storyteller who shines a light on the darkest of themes' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNIKKI MARMERY, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLilith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57728815104373,"sku":"2F3-C6D-773","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/53887e67-7867-4e65-ba72-c0bbe2e739d8.jpg?v=1793879652","url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.surf\/products\/the-last-handmaid","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}