{"product_id":"9780241763926-vile-lady-villains","title":"Vile Lady Villains","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIVE INTO THE WORLD-BURNING HORROMANTASY, BRINGING TOGETHER LITERATURE'S MOST FAMOUS LADY VILLAINS, LADY MACBETH AND KLYTEMNESTRA .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eA Dowry of Blood, Clytemnestra,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePiranesi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVile Lady Villains\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable ride into the realm of stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WORLD MISTAKES YOU BOTH FOR VILLAINS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou are Lady Macbeth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou have plotted your king’s death and now you need to flee.\u003cbr\u003eYou turn to the Three Witches for help, but their spell casts you out into a unrecognisable new realm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou fall through a door only to stumble upon another woman’s blood-soaked triumph: you meet Klytemnestra as she stands over her husband’s corpse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as this Queen of Mycenae mistakes you for a spirit, she chases you through another mysterious door into the world of stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHunted by wraiths in an unfamiliar land determined to destroy you both, you are forced into alliance.\u003cbr\u003eCastles crumble. Myths collide. In the chaos, your dark rivalry gives way to a fiery attraction no one could have predicted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo survive, you must choose: return to the tragedies that define you, or burn those stories’ pages and rewrite your ending, together .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Vile Lady Villains:-\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCathartic and deeply romantic\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVile Lady Villains\u003c\/i\u003e is the iconic queen crossover of my dreams! Claret and Anassa’s empowering journey through harrowing trials, innovative dreamscapes, and murky choices builds like a fever breaking into\u003cb\u003e a celebration of vicious women, second chances, and taking control of your story.\u003c\/b\u003e - Leanne Schwartz, author of A Prayer for Vengeance and To a Darker Shore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVile Lady Villains\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea stunningly original novel, dense and dark and overwhelmingly magical. \u003c\/b\u003eIt's a daring blend of borrowed stories, recreating characters we thought we knew, and giving them the full, unfettered life they deserve.\u003cb\u003e Lovers of Shakespeare and Greek myth will be enchanted\u003c\/b\u003e - Louisa Morgan, The Faerie Morgana    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cb\u003econfident, luscious prose, Christopoulou creates an enthralling liminal quest, where two of literature's most infamous female villains reclaim their stories\u003c\/b\u003e—and fall irrevocably in love. I was spellbound from the very first page and could hardly breathe as the ending neared. Heart-rending, atmospheric and unmissable. - Kika Hatzopoulou, Sunday Times bestselling author of Threads That Bind\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDanai Christopoulou’s Vile Lady Villains is\u003cb\u003e part classical theatre compressed into a jewel-box of metafiction, part living painting: its palette supersaturated with passion, poetry, and portent.\u003c\/b\u003e Her familiar protagonists, Claret and Anassa, like two firebirds of blood and spirit, arise entwined from the wreckage of their own tragic narratives, pursued by fates, furies, and the chance at something better. - C. S. E. Cooney, World Fantasy Award-winning author of Saint Death’s Daughter \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA rollicking ride through time and space, drawing together two women from very different worlds.\u003cb\u003e With prose as sharp as a blade and as rich as blood, Christopoulou has created a deeply satisfying story.\u003c\/b\u003e - Luna McNamara, author of Psyche \u0026amp; Eros \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003erichly intertextual narrative about writing your own story rather than the one that is written for you,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Vile Lady Villains\u003c\/i\u003e reimagines the powerful women of literature and myth. 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