{"product_id":"the-pleasures-of-men-9781401324230","title":"The Pleasures of Men","description":"\u003cp\u003eJuly 1840: The young Queen Victoria has just entered her third year on the throne when a major recession brings London's desperate and destitute into its sweltering streets. While the city crackles with tension, orphaned Catherine Sorgeiul stays locked away in her uncle's home, a peculiar place where death masks adorn the walls and certain rooms are strictly forbidden. Nineteen years old and haunted by a dark past, Catherine becomes obsessed with a series of terrible murders of young girls sweeping the city. Details of the crimes are especially gruesome--the victims' hair has been newly plaited and thrust into their mouths, and their limbs are grotesquely folded behind them, like wounded birds--and the serial killer is soon nicknamed the Man of Crows.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Catherine begins writing stories about the victims--women on their own and vulnerable in the big city--and gradually the story of the murderer as well. But she soon realizes that she has involved herself in a web of betrayal, deceit, and terror that threatens her and all those around her. A remarkable fiction debut, \u003cem\u003eThe Pleasures of Men\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping and spine-tingling thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hyperion - Acquired Assets\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.21w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781401324230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/18\/2012 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2012 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKate Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e earned her BA at Somerville College, Oxford, where she was a College Scholar; she received her MA from Queen Mary, University of London, and her DPhil at Oxford. Her debut book, \u003cem\u003eEngland's Mistress: The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton\u003c\/em\u003e (Ballantine, 2006), was shortlisted for the Marsh Prize for Biography and her second book, \u003cem\u003eBecoming Queen\u003c\/em\u003e (Ballantine, 2010), about the passionate youth of Queen Victoria and Princess Charlotte was a Book of the Year in the \u003cem\u003eTatler\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSpectator\u003c\/em\u003e. She is currently writing a biography of Josephine Bonaparte, \u003cem\u003eMistress of Empires\u003c\/em\u003e, for publication in Spring 2012 by Ballantine. She teaches creative writing at London University. \u003cem\u003eThe Pleasures of Men\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel. She lives in London, England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hyperion - Acquired Assets","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45111148478579,"sku":"9781401324230","price":26.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d5af5853-37ce-48aa-b479-4e87fbd13ba7.jpg?v=1781702079","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-pleasures-of-men-9781401324230","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}