{"product_id":"the-love-of-a-bad-man-paperback","title":"The Love of a Bad Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Elizabeth Woollett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn electrifying short story collection about the wives, lovers, and mistresses of history's most notorious men.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA schoolgirl catches the eye of the future leader of Nazi Germany. An aspiring playwright writes to a convicted serial killer, seeking inspiration. A pair of childhood sweethearts reunite to commit rape and murder. A devoted Mormon wife follows her husband into the wilderness after he declares himself a prophet. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe twelve stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Love of a Bad Man\u003c\/i\u003e imagine the lives of real women, all of whom were the lovers, wives, or mistresses of various \"bad\" men in history. Beautifully observed, fascinating, and at times horrifying, the stories interrogate power, the nature of obsession, and the lengths some women will go to for the men they love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR LAURA ELIZABETH WOOLLETT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Like Helen Garner, Laura Woollett is impelled to explore the darkest corners of the human heart, the savage cognitive distortions of love; to understand and empathise with the monstrous, rather than to instinctively recoil or judge...Woollett's pitch-perfect command of narrative voice, period, and psychology creates 12 tales to fascinate and unnerve.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Love of a Bad Man\u003c\/i\u003e imagines the inner lives of historical figures who committed crimes all in the name of love...The stories treat death with a gothic inevitability and explore human darkness with a light touch.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA schoolgirl catches the eye of the future leader of Nazi Germany. An aspiring playwright writes to a convicted serial killer, seeking inspiration. A Mormon wife follows her husband into the wilderness. \u003ci\u003eThe Love of a Bad Man\u003c\/i\u003e imagines the lives of these and other real women -- Blanche, the sister-in-law to Bonnie and Clyde, Charles Manson's California girls, and Marceline Jones (wife of Jim) -- who were the lovers, mistresses, or wives of various \"bad\" men in history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeautifully observed, fascinating, and at times horrifying, the stories interrogate power and the nature of obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA mesmerizing exploration of the lengths some women will go to for the men they love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura Elizabeth Woollett was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia. She moved to Melbourne after high school and, in 2012, completed an honours degree in creative writing at the University of Melbourne. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Wood of Suicides\u003c\/i\u003e, was written while she was an undergraduate, and concerns a teacher-student relationship. It was published in the US in early 2014. The same year, she was awarded a Wheeler Centre\/Readings Foundation Hot Desk Fellowship and the John Marsden\/Hachette Prize for Fiction. In 2015, she was chosen as one of Melbourne Writers Festival's '30 Under 30'. She is currently at work on her second novel, \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Revolutionary\u003c\/i\u003e, about a young counterculture couple who become involved with Jim Jones' Peoples Temple in late '60s California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769996673312,"sku":"9781925321555","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/636a139ba17ada9130077b378ecbf37b.webp?v=1780362072","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-love-of-a-bad-man-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}