{"product_id":"2940170312894","title":"The Doll Factory: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"sharp, scary, gorgeously evocative tale of love, art, and obsession\" (Paula Hawkins, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003c\/i\u003e), a beautiful young woman aspires to be an artist, while a man's dark obsession may destroy her world forever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1850s London, the Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park, and among the crowd watching the dazzling spectacle, two people meet by happenstance. For Iris, an arrestingly attractive aspiring artist, it is a brief and forgettable moment, but for Silas, a curiosity collector enchanted by all things strange and beautiful, the meeting marks a new beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Iris is asked to model for Pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, she agrees on the condition that he will also teach her to paint. Suddenly, her world begins to expand beyond her wildest dreams — but she has no idea that evil is waiting in the shadows. Silas has only thought of one thing since that chance meeting, and his obsession is darkening by the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A [pause-resisting] psychological thriller\" (Essie Fox, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Somnambulist\u003c\/i\u003e) that will haunt you long after you finish it, \u003ci\u003eThe Doll Factory\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Alienist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDrood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Historian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098362757360,"sku":"2940170312894","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170312894_p0.jpg?v=1763797632","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170312894","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}