{"product_id":"wardrobe-mistress","title":"Wardrobe Mistress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAsylum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrauma\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Ghosts of the theatre and the spectre of fascism haunt cold and grimy London in this atmospheric tale from a master of the grotesque.'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJANUARY 1947.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon is in ruins, there’s nothing to eat, and it’s the coldest winter in living memory. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo make matters worse, Charlie Grice, one of the great stage actors of the day, has suddenly died. His widow Joan, the wardrobe mistress, is beside herself with grief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen one night she discovers Gricey’s secret. Plunged into a dark new world, Joan realises that though fascism might hide, it never dies. Her war isn’t over after all. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''McGrath is one of the age''s most elegantly accomplished divers into the human psyche . . . a master writer.'' John Banville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘McGrath is that rare yet essential thing, a writer who can expose our darkest fears without making us run away from them.''  \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Wonderfully sinister … a delight … you are in for a thrilling ride.'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A brilliant evocation of the theatrical world’s seedy glamour, \u003ci\u003eThe Wardrobe Mistress\u003c\/i\u003e is also a moving portrait of a woman struggling to make sense of her past and imagine a future for herself.'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''[A] rich and highly spiced feast of a novel, even before it reaches its classically gothic McGrath climax.'' \u003ci\u003eReader''s Digest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316605886846,"sku":"NW9781786090003","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781786090003.jpg?v=1778719259","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/wardrobe-mistress","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}