{"product_id":"the-doll-factory","title":"The Doll Factory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller, BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick and BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Doll Factory \u003c\/i\u003eby Elizabeth Macneal is t\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehe intoxicating story of one woman's dreams of freedom in Victorian England and the man whose obsession threatens to destroy them forever . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A sharp, scary, gorgeously evocative tale of love, art and obsession' - Paula Hawkins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl on the Train.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon. 1850. On a crowded street, the dollmaker Iris Whittle meets the artist Louis Frost. Louis is a painter who yearns to have his work displayed in the Royal Academy, and he is desperate for Iris to be his model. Iris agrees, on the condition that he teaches her to paint.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDreaming of freedom, Iris throws herself into a new life of art and love, unaware that she has caught the eye of a second man. Silas Reed is a curiosity collector, enchanted by the strange and beautiful. After seeing Iris at the site of the Great Exhibition he finds he cannot forget her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Iris's world expands, Silas's obsession grows. And it is only a matter of time before they meet again . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A dark delight and fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Miniaturist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mermaid and Mrs Hancock\u003c\/i\u003e will love it' - \u003ci\u003eRed \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Paperback of 2020 Pick, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Doll Factory \u003c\/i\u003ewill be made into a major TV series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wordsworth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40304731521202,"sku":"1529002435","price":250.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/26778_611e6529e7eb17.88858964_9781529002430_06c7bcd2-61fa-47d9-95fc-a71cdf5b093c.jpg?v=1658950639","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/the-doll-factory","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}