{"product_id":"our-hideous-progeny","title":"Our Hideous Progeny","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Darkly brilliant and sumptuously gothic\u003c\/span\u003e, this atmospheric debut left me reeling\", C.J. Cooke, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lighthouse Witches\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary is the great-niece of Victor Frankenstein. She knows her great uncle disappeared in mysterious circumstances in the Arctic, but she doesn't know why or how. The 1850s is a time of discovery and London is ablaze with the latest scientific theories and debates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary, with a sharp mind and a sharper tongue, is keen to make her name in this world of science. But as a woman without wealth and connections, her options are limited. The comes the discovery - among some old family papers, Mary finds notes that allude to the shocking truth behind her great-uncle's past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut might they also hold the key to her future? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary's quest takes her to the wilds of Scotland, an alluring ally, and a deadly chase with a rival who is out to steal her secret... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeliciously gothic, inventive, queer, this subversive twist on a classic tale brims with adventure. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShortlisted for the Betty Trask Prize, the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, the Edmund White Debut Prize and the Lambda Literary Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"A gripping gothic adventure inspired by Mary Shelley’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFrankenstein.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e The perfect spooky season read for fans of Shirley Jackson\", \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Leviathan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"C. E. McGill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54510565228883,"sku":"9781529177435","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/6997\/2563\/files\/9781529177435.jpg?v=1788110142","url":"https:\/\/www.vanitaspress.co.uk\/products\/our-hideous-progeny","provider":"Vanitas Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}