{"product_id":"berenice-tim-zengerink-9781806299584","title":"Berenice: A Macabre Exploration of Obsession, Death \u0026 the Disturbing Fragility of Beauty","description":"\u003cem\u003eWhat if the face you cherish most became the very image that haunts your sanity?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a decaying mansion veiled by mist, scholar-invalid \u003cstrong\u003eEgaeus\u003c\/strong\u003e drifts through feverish hallucinations while the world beyond his study window rots under time's indifferent hand. When his lively cousin \u003cstrong\u003eBerenice\u003c\/strong\u003e returns-graceful, vivacious, yet doomed by a wasting illness-her brilliant teeth mesmerize him, igniting a morbid obsession that gnaws at his mind like rats in a grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs illness reduces her to a ghost of herself, Egaeus's fixation sharpens into a single, horrifying purpose... and one moon-washed night, the mausoleum doors swing open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdgar Allan Poe's tale of psychological terror and gothic decadence still unsettles after 180 years. This modern presentation retains Poe's sumptuous prose while clarifying archaic turns of phrase, ensuring that every reader can savor-and shudder at-its sinister elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat You'll Discover in This Modern Edition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Portrait of Pathological Obsession\u003c\/strong\u003e - Witness the slow corrosion of a brilliant mind devoured by a single macabre thought.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGothic Atmosphere at Its Finest\u003c\/strong\u003e - Crumbling corridors, funeral fog, and the relentless tick of mortality saturate every page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSharp, Accessible Text\u003c\/strong\u003e - Faithful to Poe's voice yet delicately updated for twenty-first-century clarity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThemes of Beauty and Decay\u003c\/strong\u003e - Explore how perfection can inspire both reverence and ruin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn Origin of Modern Horror Tropes\u003c\/strong\u003e - See why dentists, collectors, and true-crime aficionados still whisper Berenice's name.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you revel in dark romance, psychological thrillers, or the lyrical dread of Poe himself, \u003cem\u003eBerenice\u003c\/em\u003e will grip you by the roots of your nerves-and refuse to let go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Zengerink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1806299585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781806299584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of Alexandria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.07d","brand":"Tim Zengerink","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447101731071,"sku":"9781806299584","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b59873b-5e6f-4f7d-87f1-8884dd532e4c.jpg?v=1777228831","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/berenice-tim-zengerink-9781806299584","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}