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Two women fall under the influence of a powerful doctor in Parisâs notorious nineteenth-century womenâs asylumâa gripping novel inspired by true events, from the bestselling author of Wunderland.
After being dragged into the SalpĂȘtriĂšre asylum screaming, covered in blood, and suffering from amnesia, Josephine is diagnosed with what the nineteenth-century Parisian press has dubbed âthe epidemic of the ageâ: hysteria. Itâs a disease so uniquely baffling that Jean-Martin Charcot, the SalpĂȘtriĂšreâs acclaimed director, devotes popular lectures to it, using hypnosis to elicit fits and fantastical symptoms in front of rapt audiences. Young, charismatic, and highly susceptible to this entrancement, Josephine quickly becomes a favorite of the powerful doctor and the Parisian public alike.
But her true ally at the SalpĂȘtriĂšre is Laure, a lonely ward attendant. As their friendship blossoms into something more, the two women find comfort and even joy together despite their bleak surroundings. Soon, Josephineâs memory returns, and with it images of a gruesome crime sheâs convinced sheâs committed. Ensnared in Charcotâs hypnotic web, she starts spiraling into seeming insanity, prompting a terrified Laure to plot their escape together. First, though, Laure must solve a grim mystery: Who, really, is the girl sheâs grown to love? Is Josephine a madwoman . . . or a murderer?
Inspired by true events, expertly researched, and masterfully written, The Madwomen of Paris is a Gothic saga for the ages with themes that remain hauntingly resonant today.
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July 11, 2023 -
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780593158012
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- ISBN: 9780593158012
- File size: 2927 KB
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Languages
- English
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