{"product_id":"9781837930913","title":"The Last Handmaid - Signed First Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Whitfield, Clare | True crime \u003cbr\u003ePublished 05\/11\/2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book) in the United Kingdom \u003cbr\u003eHardback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e228 x 146mm | 560g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned First Edition - Hardback - Publishes November 5th\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gothic historical suspense novel about Countess Erzsébet Báthory, the world’s most prolific female serial killer, told through the eyes of the maid who served her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHungary, 1604. Catalina, an orphaned girl is sent to serve the infamous Countess Erzsébet Báthory at Csejte Castle. It is a place of shifting loyalties, where girls who displease the household vanish without a trace. Survival here depends on obedience and silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Catalina is summoned to the Countess's private chambers, she is drawn into a dangerous relationship and becomes entangled in the Countess’s obsession with strange ‘medicines’. As more girls disappear, Catalina knows there is a cost to staying alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe must decide whether to try and escape her mistress’ hunger, be consumed by it – or learn to feed it herself…· Inspired by the life of the alleged most prolific female serial killer of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e· Perfect for fans of gothic suspense novels like Carmilla and Weyward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e· From award-winning author Clare Whitfield, praised as 'fast-paced and dark' by Elodie Harper and 'brave and bold' by Araminta Hall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'An evocative and unsettling tale ... Chilling and thought-provoking' ANNA MAZZOLA, author of The Clockwork Girl'Richly-drawn and atmospheric.... Whitfield is a masterful storyteller who shines a light on the darkest of themes' NIKKI MARMERY, author of Lilith\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57630830690679,"sku":"9781837930913","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/9781837930913.jpg?v=1792632148","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781837930913","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}