{"product_id":"sleep-pale-sister-9780060787110","title":"Sleep, Pale Sister","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore the sweet delight of \u003cem\u003eChocolat\u003c\/em\u003e, before the heady concoction that is \u003cem\u003eBlackberry Wine\u003c\/em\u003e, and before the tart pleasures of \u003cem\u003eFive Quarters of the Orange\u003c\/em\u003e, bestselling author Joanne Harris wrote \u003cem\u003eSleep, Pale Sister\u003c\/em\u003e -- a gothic tourde-force that recalls the powerfully dark sensibility of her novel Holy Fools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1994 -- and never before available in the United States -- \u003cem\u003eSleep, Pale Sister\u003c\/em\u003e is a hypnotically atmospheric story set in nineteenth century London. When puritanical artist Henry Chester sees delicate child beauty Effie, he makes her his favorite model and, before long, his bride. But Henry, volatile and repressed, is in love with an ideal. Passive, docile, and asexual, the woman he projects onto Effie is far from the woman she really is. And when Effie begins to discover the murderous depths of Henry's hypocrisy, her latent passion will rise to the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSleep, Pale Sister\u003c\/em\u003e combines the ethereal beauty of a Pre-Raphaelite painting with a chilling high gothic tale and is a testament to Harris's brimming cornucopia of talents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarris, Joanne:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoanne Harris is the author of seven previous novels--\u003cem\u003eChocolat\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlackberry Wine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFive Quarters of the Orange\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCoastliners\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHoly Fools\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSleep\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePale Sister\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGentlemen \u0026amp; Players\u003c\/em\u003e; a short story collection, \u003cem\u003eJigs \u0026amp; Reels\u003c\/em\u003e; and two cookbook\/memoirs, \u003cem\u003eMy French Kitchen\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe French Market\u003c\/em\u003e. Half French and half British, she lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623494779154,"sku":"9780060787110","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_56639d84-d2b6-4a99-80ef-8b2c59428f42.jpg?v=1758638904","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sleep-pale-sister-9780060787110","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}