{"product_id":"book-ck93","title":"The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Inescapably compelling\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e —\u003cb\u003eVICTORIA SCHWAB,\u003c\/b\u003e #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Life of Addie Larue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003emasterful and monstrous\u003c\/b\u003e retelling.\" —\u003cb\u003eSTEPHANIE GARBER,\u003c\/b\u003e #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCaraval\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLegendary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning and dark reimagining of \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e told from the point-of-view of Elizabeth Lavenza, who is taken in by the Frankenstein family.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Lavenza hasn't had a proper meal in weeks. Her thin arms are covered with bruises from her \"caregiver,\" and she is on the verge of being thrown into the streets . . . until she is brought to the home of Victor Frankenstein, an unsmiling, solitary boy who has everything—except a friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictor is her escape from misery. Elizabeth does everything she can to make herself indispensable—and it works. She is taken in by the Frankenstein family and rewarded with a warm bed, delicious food, and dresses of the finest silk. Soon she and Victor are inseparable. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut her new life comes at a price. As the years pass, Elizabeth's survival depends on managing Victor's dangerous temper and entertaining his every whim, no matter how depraved. Behind her blue eyes and sweet smile lies the calculating heart of a girl determined to stay alive no matter the cost . . . as the world she knows is consumed by darkness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Ebook exclusive: the full text of Mary Shelley's \u003ci\u003eFRANKENSTEIN\u003c\/i\u003e**\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49330210341168,"sku":"BDck93","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/260111-ck93-Square.jpg?v=1733767886","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ck93","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}