{"product_id":"9781408889527","title":"The Corset: a perfect chilling read to curl up with","description":"Author: Purcell, Laura\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781408889527\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Jun 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new Victorian chiller from the author of Radio 2 and Zoe Ball ITV Book Club pick, \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Companions.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs prisoner Ruth Butterham mad or a murderer? Victim or villain?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDorothea and Ruth.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Prison visitor and prisoner. Powerful and powerless.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor and awaiting trial for murder.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When Dorothea's charitable work leads her to Oakgate Prison, she is delighted with the chance to explore her fascination with phrenology and test her hypothesis that the shape of a person's skull can cast a light on their darkest crimes. But when she meets teenage seamstress Ruth, she is faced with another theory- that it is possible to kill with a needle and thread. For Ruth attributes her crimes to a supernatural power inherent in her stitches.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The story Ruth has to tell of her deadly creations   o of bitterness and betrayal, of death and dresses   o will shake Dorothea's belief in rationality, and the power of redemption.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Can Ruth be trusted? Is she mad, or a murderer?","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619422785694,"sku":"UBD-9781408889527","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781408889527.jpg?v=1773899194","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781408889527","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}