1
0
Support the library.
Your support helps keep books free for everyone ❤️
📍 Noticed
The Madwomen of Paris
by Jennifer Cody Epstein
Sponsored
Synopsis
Two women fall under the influence of a powerful doctor in Paris’s notorious nineteenth-century women’s asylum—a gripping novel inspired by true events, from the bestselling author of Wunderland.After being dragged into the Salpêtrière asylum screaming, covered in blood, and ...
Two women fall under the influence of a powerful doctor in Paris’s notorious nineteenth-century women’s asylum—a gripping novel inspired by true events, from the bestselling author of Wunderland.
After being dragged into the Salpêtrière asylum screaming, covered in blood, and suffering from amnesia, Josephine is diagnosed with what the nineteenth-century Parisian press has dubbed “the epidemic of the age”: hysteria. It’s a disease so uniquely baffling that Jean-Martin Charcot, the Salpêtrière’s acclaimed director, devotes popular lectures to it, using hypnosis to elicit fits and fantastical symptoms in front of rapt audiences. Young, charismatic, and highly susceptible to this entrancement, Josephine quickly becomes a favorite of the powerful doctor and the Parisian public alike.
EDGAR AWARD FINALIST • “Epstein’s page-turning historical novel—an indictment of the medical establishment’s manipulation of women—remains eerily relevant and timely.”—Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Spectacular
After being dragged into the Salpêtrière asylum screaming, covered in blood, and suffering from amnesia, Josephine is diagnosed with what the nineteenth-century Parisian press has dubbed “the epidemic of the age”: hysteria. It’s a disease so uniquely baffling that Jean-Martin Charcot, the Salpêtrière’s acclaimed director, devotes popular lectures to it, using hypnosis to elicit fits and fantastical symptoms in front of rapt audiences. Young, charismatic, and highly susceptible to this entrancement, Josephine quickly becomes a favorite of the powerful doctor and the Parisian public alike.
EDGAR AWARD FINALIST • “Epstein’s page-turning historical novel—an indictment of the medical establishment’s manipulation of women—remains eerily relevant and timely.”—Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Spectacular
You May Also Like
Starting Point: 1979-1996
Hayao Miyazaki
A Sherlock Holmes Handbook
Christopher Redmond
The Boat Life Manual: The Complete Blueprint for Life at Sea
Terysa Vanderloo
Mind Fuel: Simple Ways to Build Mental Resilience Every Day
Bear Grylls
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024-) #22
Jonathan Hickman
Trapped in a Video Game: The Complete Series
Dustin Brady
Psychology Picks
View All
The Strange Case of Jane O.
Karen Thompson Walker
ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction—From Childhood Through Adulthood
Edward M. Hallowell
Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
Will Guidara
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Jonathan Haidt
8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go
Jay Shetty
Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
Ethan Kross