{"product_id":"the-medea-complex-isbn-9780451474148","title":"The Medea Complex","description":"\u003cb\u003eA deep and riveting psychological thriller inspired by true events of the Victorian era, \u003ci\u003eThe Medea Complex\u003c\/i\u003e explores the nature of the human psyche: what possesses us, what drives us, and how love, passion, and hope for the future can drive us to insanity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1885. Anne Stanbury wakes up in a strange bed, having been kidnapped from her home. As the panic settles in, she realizes she has been committed to a lunatic asylum, deemed insane and therefore unfit to stand trial for an unspeakable crime. But all is not as it seems….\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEdgar Stanbury, her husband as well as a grieving father, is torn between helping his confined wife recover her sanity and seeking revenge for his ruined life. But Anne’s future rests wholly in the hands of Dr. George Savage, chief medical officer of Bethlem Royal Hospital.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Medea Complex\u003c\/i\u003e is the darkly compelling story of a lunatic, a lie, and a shocking revelation that elucidates the difference between madness and evil….“A harrowing trip through the dark corridors of a Victorian asylum and the unexpected twists of relationships that are as complex as they are compelling. Nuanced and mesmerizing.”—Deanna Raybourn, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestselling Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Enquiry \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A riveting debut novel filled with psychological suspense and dark, unexpected twists. In its chilling and compelling narrative, it manages to be both pull-no-punches historical fiction and a story so modern it could have happened yesterday.”—Simone St. James, Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Florence Roberts \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Liverpool. She was inspired to write \u003ci\u003eThe Medea Complex\u003c\/i\u003e after suffering with postnatal depression, following the birth of her son. \u003ci\u003eThe Medea Complex \u003c\/i\u003eis inspired by true events that occurred towards the end of the 19th century, and is Rachel’s first novel.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304644202725,"sku":"NP9780451474148","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451474148.jpg?v=1767740458","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-medea-complex-isbn-9780451474148","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}