The Mad Women's Ball

SKU: 9780857527035
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The Mad Women's Ball

SKU: 9780857527035
Author: Victoria Mas
C-Format·Ages 18+
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At a glance

🖤 Historical Fiction Tone
Haunting, emotional, atmospheric, thought-provoking
⚡ Pace
Slow-burning, character-driven, emotionally immersive
🌙 Vibes
19th-century Paris, asylum walls, hidden suffering, female resilience, societal oppression, quiet rebellion
✨ Themes
Women’s autonomy, injustice, mental health, freedom, friendship, power and control
🧠 Emotional Journey / Mind Game
A deeply moving exploration of women trapped by society’s expectations, blending heartbreak, anger, hope, and quiet acts of resistance inside a chilling institution
📖 Hook
Inside a Paris asylum where women are often imprisoned for defying societal norms, two women form an unlikely connection while dreaming of escape and freedom
💫 Perfect For
Readers who love emotional historical fiction, feminist literary stories, atmospheric settings, and powerful explorations of women’s lives

The Salpêtrière asylum, 1885. All of Paris is in thrall to Doctor Charcot and his displays of hypnotism on women who have been deemed mad or hysterical, outcasts from society.

But the truth is much more complicated - for these women are often simply inconvenient, unwanted wives or strong-willed daughters.

Once a year a grand ball is held at the hospital. For the Parisian elite, the Mad Women's Ball is the highlight of the social season; for the women themselves, it is a rare moment of hope.

Geneviève is a senior nurse. After the childhood death of her sister, she has shunned religion and placed her faith in Doctor Charcot and his new science. But everything begins to change when she meets Eugénie, the 19-year-old daughter of a bourgeois family. Because Eugénie has a secret, and she needs Geneviève's help.

Their fates will collide on the night of the Mad Women's Ball...

Book details

Format
C-Format
Reading age
18+
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
ISBN
9780857527035

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