Victoria Mas
The Mad Women's Ball : The prize-winning, international bestseller...
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
A darkly sumptuous tale of wicked spectacle, wild injustice and the insuppressible strength of women EMMA STONEX, author of THE LAMPLIGHTERSAn essential story of women resisting the unjust exertion of male power SUNDAY TIMES The Salptrire asylum, 1885. All of Paris is in thrall to Doctor Charcot and his displays of hypnotism on women who have been deemed mad or hysterical, outcasts from society. But the truth is much more complicated for these women are often simply inconvenient, unwanted wives or strongwilled daughters. Once a year a grand ball is held at the hospital. For the Parisian elite, the Mad Womens Ball is the highlight of the social season for the women themselves, it is a rare moment of hope. Genevive is a senior nurse. After the childhood death of her sister, she has shunned religion and placed her faith in Doctor Charcot and his new science. But everything begins to change when she meets Eugnie, the 19yearold daughter of a bourgeois family. Because Eugnie has a secret, and she needs Genevives help. Their fates will collide on the night of the Mad Womens Ball...In this darkly delightful Gothic treasure, Mas explores grief, trauma and sisterhood behind the walls of Paris infamous Salpetriere hospital PAULA HAWKINS, author of A SLOW FIRE BURNING A beautifully written debut...I have absolutely no doubt it will be one of my favourite novels of 2021. AJ PEARCE, author of DEAR MRS BIRDEssential reading COSMOPOLITAN A deftly woven tale of hope and pain, judgement...
Binding: Paperback;544 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: FA; Weight: 284 g; Dimensions: 127 x 197 x 16
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A darkly sumptuous tale of wicked spectacle, wild injustice and the insuppressible strength of women EMMA STONEX, author of THE LAMPLIGHTERSAn essential story of women resisting the unjust exertion of male power SUNDAY TIMES The Salptrire asylum, 1885. All of Paris is in thrall to Doctor Charcot and his displays of hypnotism on women who have been deemed mad or hysterical, outcasts from society. But the truth is much more complicated for these women are often simply inconvenient, unwanted wives or strongwilled daughters. Once a year a grand ball is held at the hospital. For the Parisian elite, the Mad Womens Ball is the highlight of the social season for the women themselves, it is a rare moment of hope. Genevive is a senior nurse. After the childhood death of her sister, she has shunned religion and placed her faith in Doctor Charcot and his new science. But everything begins to change when she meets Eugnie, the 19yearold daughter of a bourgeois family. Because Eugnie has a secret, and she needs Genevives help. Their fates will collide on the night of the Mad Womens Ball...In this darkly delightful Gothic treasure, Mas explores grief, trauma and sisterhood behind the walls of Paris infamous Salpetriere hospital PAULA HAWKINS, author of A SLOW FIRE BURNING A beautifully written debut...I have absolutely no doubt it will be one of my favourite novels of 2021. AJ PEARCE, author of DEAR MRS BIRDEssential reading COSMOPOLITAN A deftly woven tale of hope and pain, judgement...
Binding: Paperback;544 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: FA; Weight: 284 g; Dimensions: 127 x 197 x 16
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Victoria Mas
The Mad Women's Ball : The prize-winning, international bestseller...
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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