{"product_id":"9781805337942-little","title":"Little","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom little beginnings: the extraordinary story of a singular, diminutive crumb of a servant girl turned entertainment mogul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD, THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE, THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION AND THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Wonderful' Max Porter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Unmissable' Olga Tokarczuk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Startlingly original' \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a space between life and death: it's called waxworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Alsace in 1761, the diminutive Marie Grosholtz is quickly nicknamed 'Little'. Orphaned at the age of six, she finds employment in the household of reclusive anatomist Dr Curtius. Soon the eccentric doctor takes an interest in his odd companion, and he begins to instruct her in the fine art of wax modelling, changing the course of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the gutters of pre-revolutionary France to the luxury of the Palace of Versailles, from clutching the still-warm heads of the Terror to finding something very like love, Little traces the improbable fortunes of a blood-stained crumb of a thing who went on to be the renowned Madame Tussaud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMORE PRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eLITTLE\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Visceral, vivid and moving' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A remarkable achievement' \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Don't miss this eccentric charmer' MARGARET ATWOOD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Mesmerising' \u003ci\u003eIRISH INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A tale as moving as it is macabre' \u003ci\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Darkly fascinating' \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Clever and intriguing' \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Wonderfully weird' CELESTE NG\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55351113286006,"sku":"9781805337942","price":8.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41144742.jpg?v=1778846660","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781805337942-little","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}