{"product_id":"9780857308856","title":"Slashed Beauties","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Rushby, A.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFantasy\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 17 September 2025 by Verve Books in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e146 x 224 x 33 | 460g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA spellbinding tale of sisterhood, betrayal and reclamation revolving around three 18th-century wax models of women, known as Anatomical Venuses or 'slashed beauties'. Legend has it, these beauties are bewitched, coming to life to murder men who have wronged them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Finally, these men will get what they deserve. We will make sure of it. Together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Seoul, present day: Antiques dealer Alys is offered a vast sum of money to transport one of three highly coveted Anatomical Venuses to London, with one key condition - she must destroy it when she reaches the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e London, 1769: After a chance meeting at the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, young and inexperienced Eleanor is promised a life of luxury by the beautiful and charismatic Elizabeth and her protégé, Emily. All she must do is allow Elizabeth complete control of her destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In a darkly compelling and magical plot, prepare to discover the dangerous secret shared by these four women - a secret that spans centuries, and which will unearth horrors not of this world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56379524415812,"sku":"9780857308856","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9780857308856.jpg?v=1770741088","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.com\/products\/9780857308856","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}