Victoria Mas

Un homenaje al valor de las mujeres. Estamos en París en marzo de 1885. Como cada año para la Media Cuaresma, se celebra el popular "baile de las locas" en el hospital de la Salpêtriere, dirigido por

Soon to be released as an Amazon Prime film starring Melanie Laurent. 'A darkly sumptuous tale of wicked spectacle, wild injustice and the insuppressible strength of women' EMMA STONEX, author of THE LAMPLIGHTERS'In this darkly delightful Gothic treasure, Mas explores grief, trauma and sisterhood behind the walls of Paris' infamous Salpetriere hospital' PAULA HAWKINS, author of A SLOW FIRE BURNING'A beautifully written debut...I have absolutely no doubt it will be one of my favourite novels of 2021.' AJ PEARCE, author of DEAR MRS BIRDThe Salpetriere asylum, 1885. All of Paris is in thrall to Doctor Charcot and his displays of hypnotism on women who have been deemed mad or hysterical, outcasts from society.But the truth is much more complicated - for these women are often simply inconvenient, unwanted wives or strong-willed daughters. Once a year a grand ball is held at the hospital. For the Parisian elite, the Mad Women's Ball is the highlight of the social season; for the women themselves, it is a rare moment of hope.Genevieve is a senior nurse. After the childhood death of her sister, she has shunned religion and placed her faith in Doctor Charcot and his new science. But everything begins to change when she meets Eugenie, the 19-year-old daughter of a bourgeois family.Because Eugenie has a secret, and she needs Genevieve's help. Their fates will collide on the night of the Mad Women's Ball... 'Essential reading' COSMOPOLITAN'A deftly woven tale of hope and pain, judgement and redemption, cruelty and kindness.Utterly captivating and profoundly affecting.' Sunday Times bestseller, MIRANDA DICKENSON'Enter the dance of this little masterpiece and let yourself be dazzled. Assured of hitting the bestseller lists' THE PARISIAN'A lovely, moving first novel, a cri de coeur against the condition of women in this world' MARIE FRANCE'The Mad Women's Ball is as lush on the inside as it is on the outside! It's richly immersive, taking us right into the heart of nineteenth-century Paris.' SHELLEY HARRIS, author of the Sunday Times bestseller JUBILEE

The Salpetriere asylum, 1885. All of Paris is in thrall to Doctor Charcot and his displays of hypnotism on women who have been deemed mad or hysterical, outcasts from society. But the truth is much more complicated - for these women are often simply inconvenient, unwanted wives or strong-willed daughters. Once a year a grand ball is held at the hospital. For the Parisian elite, the Mad Women's Ball is the highlight of the social season; for the women themselves, it is a rare moment of hope.Genevieve is a senior nurse. After the childhood death of her sister, she has shunned religion and placed her faith in Doctor Charcot and his new science. But everything begins to change when she meets Eugenie, the 19-year-old daughter of a bourgeois family. Because Eugenie has a secret, and she needs Genevieve's help. Their fates will collide on the night of the Mad Women's Ball...

A darkly sumptuous tale of wicked spectacle, wild injustice and the insuppressible strength of women' EMMA STONEX, author of THE LAMPLIGHTERS'In this darkly delightful Gothic treasure, Mas explores grief, trauma and sisterhood behind the walls of Paris' infamous Salpetriere hospital' PAULA HAWKINS, author of A SLOW FIRE BURNING'A beautifully written debut...I have absolutely no doubt it will be one of my favourite novels of 2021.' AJ PEARCE, author of DEAR MRS BIRDThe Salpetriere asylum, 1885. All of Paris is in thrall to Doctor Charcot and his displays of hypnotism on women who have been deemed mad or hysterical, outcasts from society. But the truth is much more complicated - for these women are often simply inconvenient, unwanted wives or strong-willed daughters.Once a year a grand ball is held at the hospital. For the Parisian elite, the Mad Women's Ball is the highlight of the social season; for the women themselves, it is a rare moment of hope. Genevieve is a senior nurse.After the childhood death of her sister, she has shunned religion and placed her faith in Doctor Charcot and his new science. But everything begins to change when she meets Eugenie, the 19-year-old daughter of a bourgeois family. Because Eugenie has a secret, and she needs Genevieve's help.Their fates will collide on the night of the Mad Women's Ball... 'Essential reading' COSMOPOLITAN'A deftly woven tale of hope and pain, judgement and redemption, cruelty and kindness. Utterly captivating and profoundly affecting.' Sunday Times bestseller, MIRANDA DICKENSON'Enter the dance of this little masterpiece and let yourself be dazzled.Assured of hitting the bestseller lists' THE PARISIAN'A lovely, moving first novel, a cri de coeur against the condition of women in this world' MARIE FRANCE'The Mad Women's Ball is as lush on the inside as it is on the outside! It's richly immersive, taking us right into the heart of nineteenth-century Paris.' SHELLEY HARRIS, author of the Sunday Times bestseller JUBILEE

Soeur Anne, religieuse chez les Filles de la Charité, reçoit d'une de ses condisciples une prophétie : la Vierge va lui apparaître en Bretagne. Envoyée en mission sur une île du Finistère Nord balayé

Wonderfully vivid and compelling A real page turner Elodie Harper author of The Temple of Fortuna An evocative gothic tale where nothing is quite what it seems Susan Stokes Chapman author of Pandora A sparkling gothic debut reminded me of Sarah Waters Anna Mazzola author of The Clockwork GirlGOOD SISTER BAD SISTER ONE LAST CON Paris 1866 When Baroness Sylvie Devereux receives a house call from Charlotte Mothe the sister she disowned she fears her shady past as a spirit medium has caught up with her But with their father ill and Charlotte unable to pay his bills Sylvie is persuaded into one last con Their marks are the de Jacquinots dysfunctional aristocrats who believe they are haunted by their great aunt brutally murdered during the French Revolution Sylvie and Charlotte will need to deploy every trick to terrify the family out of their gold until they experience inexplicable horrors themselves The sisters start to question if they really are at the mercy of a vengeful spirit And what other deep dark secrets threaten to come to light Through twists and turns Spitting Gold blends propulsive historical mystery with a captivating sapphic romance A tale of two sisters filled with spooky spirits queer love and high suspense Heat

En 1885, J.-M. Charcot ajoute aux techniques expérimentales visant à soigner ses malades un rendez-vous festif, costumé et dansant destiné à éveiller leur esprit. S'y croisent Thérèse, une vieille pr

Una novel·la historica sobre experiments psiquiàtrics amb dones que ha commocionat la societat francesa. Som al París de 1885. Com cada any a mitjans de Quaresma, se celebra el popular ball de primav