{"product_id":"heiress-2","title":"Heiress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''With stunningly lyrical writing, Greeley elevates Austen-inspired fiction onto a whole new plane.'' - Natalie Jenner, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Jane Austen Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a fussy baby, Anne was prescribed laudanum to quiet her and has been given the opium-heavy syrup ever since on account of her continuing ill health. While her mother is outraged when Darcy chooses not to marry Anne, as has been long planned, Anne can barely raise her head to acknowledge the fact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  But little by little, she comes to see that what she has always been told is an affliction of nature might in fact be one of nurture - and one, therefore, that she can beat. In a frenzy of desperation, she throws away her laudanum and seeks refuge at the London home of her cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Suddenly wide awake to the world but utterly unprepared, Anne must forge a new identity among those who have never seen the real her - including herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eWith its wit, sensuality and deep compassion for the human heart, \u003ci\u003eThe Heiress\u003c\/i\u003e is a sparklingly rebellious novel that takes a shadowy figure from the background of \u003ci\u003ePride \u0026amp; Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the world''s most beloved books, and throws her into the light.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Haunting. \u003ci\u003eThe Heiress has\u003c\/i\u003e all the hallmarks of nineteenth-century Gothic, which doesn''t shy away from \"modern\" ills, such as the opiate crisis, Munchausen syndrome by proxy, and homophobia. Highly recommended.'' - \u003ci\u003eFinola Austin, author of Bronte''s Mistress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57418136453502,"sku":"NW9781529358049","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529358049.jpg?v=1780070744","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/heiress-2","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}