{"product_id":"9781402233739","title":"Frankenstein's Bride","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith Mary Shelley's Frankenstein included—two tales of terror in one!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this chilling sequel to Mary Shelley's famous tale, Hilary Bailey imagines what might have happened if Frankenstein had created a female companion for his monster.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe story begins in 1826 when a wealthy, young man by the name of Jonathan Goodall is introduced to Dr. Frankenstein, now living in London with a wife and small child. Jonathan soon becomes Frankenstein's helper and friend but, when Frankenstein's wife and child are brutally murdered, he becomes entangled in a horrific unfolding of events.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHilary Bailey's gothic prose is constructed with uncanny fidelity to Shelley's original style, as she describes the frightful consequences of Frankenstein's tampering with the laws of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlso included is a foreword by the author that describes how Lord Byron and Mary Shelley each agreed to compete and write \"a ghost story\" and why Shelley won.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this chilling and intelligent sequel to the never-forgotten story, Hilary Bailey imagines what might have happened if Frankenstein had made a woman, a bride, for his male creature. Bailey plays on the fear of the monstrous, compassionless woman and also plays with it . . . Icy, atmospheric and riveting.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eObserver, UK national Sunday newspaper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Icily convincing... Hilary bailey lets the implications of a new story look after themselves. Without fashionable recourse to the erotic or the feminist, she is mistress of the melodrama\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMail on Sunday, UK national Sunday newspaper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Frankenstein's bride makes Frankenstein's monster look like a pussycat.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSunday Times, UK national Sunday newspaper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152223715568,"sku":"9781402233739","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402233739_p0.jpg?v=1763714646","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402233739","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}