{"product_id":"the-doll-factory","title":"The Doll Factory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe intoxicating story of one woman's dreams of freedom in Victorian England and the man whose obsession threatens to destroy them forever. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLondon. 1850. On a crowded street, the dollmaker Iris Whittle meets the artist Louis Frost. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLouis is a painter who yearns to have his work displayed in the Royal Academy, and he is desperate for Iris to be his model. Iris agrees, on the condition that he teaches her to paint. Dreaming of freedom, Iris throws herself into a new life of art and love, unaware that she has caught the eye of a second man.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilas Reed is a curiosity collector, enchanted by the strange and beautiful. After seeing Iris at the site of the Great Exhibition he finds he cannot forget her. As Iris's world expands, Silas's obsession grows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd it is only a matter of time before they meet again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Macneal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40327718535330,"sku":"9781529002430","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-779.png?v=1710953079","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/the-doll-factory","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}