{"product_id":"9781529002393","title":"The Doll Factory","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Macneal, Elizabeth\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLondon, Greater London\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 2 May 2019 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e224 x 144 | 518g\u003cp\u003eThe Sunday Times Bestseller - As read on BBC Radio 4A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Choice 2019 'A sharp, scary, gorgeously evocative tale of love, art and obsession' - Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the TrainThe Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal is the intoxicating story of a young woman who aspires to be an artist, and the man whose obsession may destroy her world for ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e London. 1850. The greatest spectacle the city has ever seen is being built in Hyde Park, and among the crowd watching two people meet. For Iris, an aspiring artist, it is the encounter of a moment - forgotten seconds later, but for Silas, a collector entranced by the strange and beautiful, that meeting marks a new beginning.  When Iris is asked to model for pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, she agrees on the condition that he will also teach her to paint. Suddenly her world begins to expand, to become a place of art and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But Silas has only thought of one thing since their meeting, and his obsession is darkening . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macneal, Elizabeth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54261387657400,"sku":"9781529002393","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781529002393.jpg?v=1791380894","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781529002393","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}