{"product_id":"the-nature-of-monsters-9780156034081","title":"The Nature of Monsters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1666: The Great Fire of London sweeps through the streets and a heavily pregnant woman flees the flames. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few months later she gives birth to a child disfigured by a red birthmark. 1718: Sixteen-year-old Eliza Tally sees the gleaming dome of St. Paul's Cathedral rising above a rebuilt city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe arrives as an apothecary's maid, a position hastily arranged to shield the father of her unborn child from scandal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut why is the apothecary so eager to welcome her when he already has a maid, a half-wit named Mary?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy is Eliza never allowed to look her veiled master in the face or go into the study where he pursues his experiments? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is only on her visits to the Huguenot bookseller who supplies her master's scientific tomes that she realizes the nature of his obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd she knows she has to act to save not just the child but Mary and herself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clare Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.43w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156034081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2008 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClark, Clare:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - CLARE CLARK is the author of four novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Great Stink, \u003c\/i\u003e which was long-listed for the Orange Prize and named a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eSavage Lands\u003c\/i\u003e, also long-listed for the Orange Prize. Her work has been translated into five languages. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40008386183283,"sku":"0156034085","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c319efdd-9b0e-45ea-8db6-ced7b47c1a5a.jpg?v=1650384964","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-nature-of-monsters-9780156034081","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}