{"product_id":"slashed-beauties","title":"Slashed Beauties","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA spellbinding tale of sisterhood, betrayal and reclamation revolving around three 18th-century wax models of women, known as Anatomical Venuses or 'slashed beauties'. Legend has it, these beauties are bewitched, coming to life to murder men who have wronged them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinally, these men will get what they deserve. We will make sure of it. Together.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeoul, present day: Antiques dealer Alys is offered a vast sum of money to transport one of three highly coveted Anatomical Venuses to London, with one key condition - she must destroy it when she reaches the city.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLondon, 1769: After a chance meeting at the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, young and inexperienced Eleanor is promised a life of luxury by the beautiful and charismatic Elizabeth and her protege, Emily. All she must do is allow Elizabeth complete control of her destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a darkly compelling and magical plot, prepare to discover the dangerous secret shared by these four women - a secret that spans centuries, and which will unearth horrors not of this world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 352 pages | Published January 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63173105287517,"sku":"9780857308856","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780857308856.jpg?v=1769069297","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/slashed-beauties","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}