{"product_id":"love-sex-and-frankenstein-hardcover","title":"Love, Sex, and Frankenstein - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaroline Lea\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn evocative, haunting retelling of the summer that should have broken Mary Shelley, but instead inspired her to write her masterpiece.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditor's Choice\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVilla Diodati, Lake Geneva, 1816: the dark summer that birthed a monster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley has fled London with her lover, Percy Shelley, and her sister, Claire. Tormented by Shelley's betrayals, haunted by the loss of their baby, and suspicious of her sister's intentions, Mary seeks a refuge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Lord Byron's villa, lying under ominous, ash-shrouded skies, feels more like a trap. When Byron suggests each guest write a supernatural tale, Mary is as drawn to the challenge as she is, unexpectedly, to Byron himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And so an idea begins to form in her mind . . . It spills out of her in thick, black ink. A thing given life by her imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Day and night, it possesses her. Her heart, her desires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But is she in control, or is it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this hauntingly evocative feminist retelling, Caroline Lea delves into the female rage, creative madness and steamy scandal that bore the world's most famous work of gothic fiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Lea\u003c\/b\u003e is the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Metal Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Prize Women\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67778081128815,"sku":"9781639369690","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/2199\/7167\/files\/yf6ArmbI8R9781639369690.webp?v=1792140932","url":"https:\/\/www.anerdwithabookstore.com\/products\/love-sex-and-frankenstein-hardcover","provider":"A Nerd with a Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}