{"product_id":"9780857309464","title":"Slashed Beauties","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Rushby, A.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFantasy\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 30 April 2026 by Verve Books in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Finally, these men will get what they deserve. We will make sure of it. Together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Seoul, 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\u003e London, 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 protégé, Emily. All she must do is allow Elizabeth complete control of her destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In a darkly compelling and magical plot, prepare to discover the dangerous secret shared by these women - a secret that spans centuries, and which will unearth horrors not of this world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rushby, A.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53023887687864,"sku":"9780857309464","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780857309464.jpg?v=1773765901","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780857309464","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}