{"product_id":"reluctant-immortals-9781982172350","title":"Reluctant Immortals","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eMexican Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e, from three-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes a novel inspired by the untold stories of forgotten women in classic literature--from Lucy Westnera, a victim of Stoker's \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e, and Bertha Mason, Mr. Rochester's attic-bound wife in Charlotte Brontë's \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e--as they band together to combat the toxic men bent on destroying their lives, set against the backdrop of the Summer of Love, Haight-Ashbury, 1967.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eReluctant Immortals \u003c\/i\u003eis a historical horror novel that looks at two men of classic literature, Dracula and Mr. Rochester, and the two women who survived them, Bertha and Lucy, who are now undead immortals residing in Los Angeles in 1967 when Dracula and Rochester make a shocking return in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining elements of historical and gothic fiction with a modern perspective, in a tale of love and betrayal and coercion, \u003ci\u003eReluctant Immortals \u003c\/i\u003eis the lyrical and harrowing journey of two women from classic literature as they bravely claim their own destiny in a man's world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery \/ Saga Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982172350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022 pg. 133\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gwendolyn Kiste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42253633552565,"sku":"9781982172350","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_63c28e13-e0a5-4412-8549-b290a6a89118.jpg?v=1656388157","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/reluctant-immortals-9781982172350","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}