{"product_id":"sleep-pale-sister-paperback","title":"Sleep, Pale Sister - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanne Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the sweet delight of \u003cem\u003eChocolat\u003c\/em\u003e, before the heady concoction that is \u003cem\u003eBlackberry Wine\u003c\/em\u003e, and before the tart pleasures of \u003cem\u003eFive Quarters of the Orange\u003c\/em\u003e, bestselling author Joanne Harris wrote \u003cem\u003eSleep, Pale Sister\u003c\/em\u003e -- a gothic tourde-force that recalls the powerfully dark sensibility of her novel Holy Fools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1994 -- and never before available in the United States -- \u003cem\u003eSleep, Pale Sister\u003c\/em\u003e is a hypnotically atmospheric story set in nineteenth century London. When puritanical artist Henry Chester sees delicate child beauty Effie, he makes her his favorite model and, before long, his bride. But Henry, volatile and repressed, is in love with an ideal. Passive, docile, and asexual, the woman he projects onto Effie is far from the woman she really is. And when Effie begins to discover the murderous depths of Henry's hypocrisy, her latent passion will rise to the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSleep, Pale Sister\u003c\/em\u003e combines the ethereal beauty of a Pre-Raphaelite painting with a chilling high gothic tale and is a testament to Harris's brimming cornucopia of talents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 8.04 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755290132768,"sku":"9780060787110","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/355d4166402ccefc5cb0851cb39715d0.webp?v=1780054851","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sleep-pale-sister-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}