{"product_id":"the-whispering-muse-laura-purcell","title":"The Whispering Muse (Laura Purcell)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLAURA PURCELL'S HAUNTING \u003ci\u003eHOUSE OF SPLINTERS \u003c\/i\u003eIS AVAILABLE TO OUT NOW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e----------------------------------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Spooky, atmospheric, brilliant'  Bridget Collins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Glitteringly dark and mesmerising' Jennifer Saint\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBe careful what you wish for... it may just come true.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt The Mercury Theatre in London's West End, rumours are circulating of a curse. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is said that the lead actress Lilith has made a pact with Melpomene, the tragic muse of Greek mythology, to become the greatest actress to ever grace the stage. Suspicious of Lilith, the jealous wife of the theatre owner sends dresser Jenny to spy on her, and desperate for the money to help her family, Jenny agrees. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Jenny finds is a woman as astonishing in her performance as she is provocative in nature. On stage, it's as though Lilith is possessed by the characters she plays, yet off stage she is as tragic as the Muse who inspires her, and Jenny, sorry for her, befriends the troubled actress. But when strange events begin to take place around the theatre, Jenny wonders if the rumours are true, and fears that when the Muse comes calling for payment, the cost will be too high.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gloriously gothic' Erin Kelly\u003cbr\u003e'Immersive' Beth Underdown \u003cbr\u003e'Fantastic' Rebecca Netley \u003cbr\u003e'Darkly seductive and artfully realised' Susan Stokes-Chapman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eLaura Purcell is an award-winning former bookseller living in Colchester, Essex with her husband and pet guinea pigs. She is the author of five previous novels for Raven Books, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Companions\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Radio 2 and Zoe Ball ITV Book Club pick, and \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the inaugural Fingerprint Award for Historical Crime Book of the Year. Her short stories  have been included in \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting Season\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e anthologies, which were both instant \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. She also wrote 'Roanoke Falls', a dramatic podcast for Realm, working with John Carpenter and Sandy King Carpenter. Her latest novel \u003ci\u003eThe Whispering Muse \u003c\/i\u003ewas the 2023 winner of The Dracula Society's Children of the Night Award.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 304 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65852847784285,"sku":"K097066568","price":10.2,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9706656800001A.jpg?v=1788820719","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-whispering-muse-laura-purcell","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}