2 Gothic Novels that Blend History and Mystery in the Perfect Combination.

The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas explores grief, trauma and sisterhood behind the walls of Paris's infamous Salpetriere Hospital, an asylum for women deemed mad, but who are often simply "inconvenient" to their husbands or families and are locked away from society. Hardcover, 224 pgs. Things In Jars by Jess Kidd tells the story of a female sleuth who is pulled into the macabre world off fanatical anatomists and crooked surgeons in the dark underbelly of Victorian London. Trade Paperback, 400 pgs. Both in Excellent Pre Owned Condition