{"product_id":"the-gardens-of-the-night-a-victorian-novel-anonymous-1985-85th-grove-press-inc-paperback-1","title":"The Gardens of the Night: A Victorian Novel - Anonymous - 1985 85th Grove Press Inc. Paperback","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Acceptable. Please see the images for more details. May show signs of wear such as:\u003cbr\u003e• Shelf wear or scuffing on the cover\u003cbr\u003e• Creases, marks, or tears on pages or dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e• Possible remainder marks or previous owner’s name\/notes inside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover Design\u003c\/strong\u003e: Martyn Hitchcock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlurb\u003c\/strong\u003e: “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnonymous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith an Afterword by Lynn Paula Russell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the febrile imagination of the author of the famed Victorian classic, The Days at Moroille, comes this voluptuous sequel continuing the tale of a young woman's journey into erotic servility. Casting aside reserve, pride, and \"good sense,\" like the brave heroine of Story of 0, Lesley submits to the perverse demands of her machiavellian lover Anton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn doing so, she achieves not only her own self-mastery, but the very apogee of pleasure. Presented in the Afterword is a conversation with present-day English artist Lynn Paula Russell who, in the words of her interviewer, has \"perhaps a better right than anyone to be the subject of The Story of the Real O.\"”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49640898560242,"sku":null,"price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/7685\/4977\/files\/99AF9E10-909B-43BE-BD9F-CBF82CD3B317.jpg?v=1780863423","url":"https:\/\/postmarkedfromthestars.com\/products\/the-gardens-of-the-night-a-victorian-novel-anonymous-1985-85th-grove-press-inc-paperback-1","provider":"Postmarked from the Stars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}