{"product_id":"last-handmaid","title":"Last Handmaid","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere''s more than one way to feed her hunger.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An evocative and unsettling tale ... Chilling and thought-provoking.'' \u003cb\u003eANNA MAZZOLA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Capturing a sense of Gothic splendour tempered with humour and suspense. An epic in every sense.'' \u003cb\u003eTOM MEAD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE HANDMAID\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHungary, 1604. Orphaned and alone, Catalina arrives at Csejte Castle with no protection and no power. It is a place of shifting loyalties, and girls who displease the household simply vanish. Survival here depends on obedience – and silence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE COUNTESS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatalina is summoned to serve Countess Erzsébet Báthory, a woman as volatile as she is feared. Only she seems able to soothe her moods, drawing Catalina into the Countess'' private chambers and her interest in strange ‘medicines’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE COMPULSION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs more girls disappear, Catalina knows there is a cost to staying alive. She must decide whether to try and escape her mistress’ hunger, be consumed by it – or learn to feed it herself…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by the alleged most prolific female serial killer of all time, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etold through the eyes of their most trusted companion, this gothic historical suspense is p\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eCarmilla \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWeyward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Clare Whitfield\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Fast-paced and dark'' \u003cb\u003eELODIE HARPER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Brave and bold'' \u003cb\u003eARAMINTA HALL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A compulsive read'' \u003cb\u003eCAITLIN DAVIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An addictive, thrilling five-star read'' \u003cb\u003eELENI KYRIACOU\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An exuberant and atmospheric read'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57510073467253,"sku":"9781837930913","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781837930913.jpg?v=1787130383","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/last-handmaid","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}