by JoanneHarris (Author)
"Sleep, Pale Sister", a powerful, atmospheric and blackly gothic evocation of Victorian artistic life, was originally published before Joanne Harris achieved worldwide recognition with "Chocolat". Henry Chester, a domineering and puritanical Victorian artist, is in search of the perfect model. In nine-year-old Effie he finds her. Ten years later, lovely, childlike and sedated, Effie seems the ideal wife. But something inside her is about to awaken. Drawn into a dangerous underworld of prostitution, murder and blackmail, she must finally plan her revenge.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 393
Edition: 1st Black Swan Edition
Publisher: Black Swan
Published: 01 Sep 2004
ISBN 10: 0552771783
ISBN 13: 9780552771788
Book Overview: The reissue of Joanne Harris's second novel, a consuming Gothic tale set in 19th century London