{"product_id":"the-bloodletters-daughter-linda-lafferty-9781612184654","title":"The Bloodletter's Daughter: A Novel of Old Bohemia","description":"\u003cp\u003eWithin the glittering Hapsburg court in Prague lurks a darkness that no one dares mention...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1606, the city of Prague shines as a golden mecca of art and culture carefully cultivated by Emperor Rudolf II. But the emperor hides an ugly secret: His bastard son, Don Julius, is afflicted with a madness that pushes the young prince to unspeakable depravity. Desperate to stem his son's growing number of scandals, the emperor exiles Don Julius to a remote corner of Bohemia, where the young man is placed in the care of a bloodletter named Pichler. The bloodletter's task: cure Don Julius of his madness by purging the vicious humors coursing through his veins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Pichler brings his daughter Marketa to assist him, she becomes the object of Don Julius's frenzied--and dangerous--obsession. To him, she embodies the women pictured in the Coded Book of Wonder, a priceless manuscript from the imperial library that was his only link to sanity. As the prince descends further into the darkness of his mind, his acts become ever more desperate, as Marketa, both frightened and fascinated, can't stay away.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by a real-life murder that threatened to topple the powerful Hapsburg dynasty, \u003cem\u003eThe Bloodletter's Daughter \u003c\/em\u003eis a dark and richly detailed saga of passion and revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda Lafferty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612184650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612184654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lake Union Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012 pg. 39","brand":"Linda Lafferty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939156197631,"sku":"9781612184654","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9942610f-70b3-4bac-8490-75cc022ea76b.jpg?v=1681439826","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bloodletters-daughter-linda-lafferty-9781612184654","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}