| Author: | Natassia Tichkovski | ISBN: | 9780995987807 |
| Publisher: | SNT Books | Publication: | July 10, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Natassia Tichkovski |
| ISBN: | 9780995987807 |
| Publisher: | SNT Books |
| Publication: | July 10, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
“Very rarely did Isabelle misbehave, but when she did, the Beast was quick to punish her.”
Written by the Duke of Deprave almost two centuries ago, The Life of Isabelle is a story about a young woman named Isabelle who plucks a forbidden rose and becomes entrapped by a man called the Beast - a man who is cursed to look like a monster forever. Held captive in his enchanted home, Isabelle becomes the Beast’s student in the forbidden delights of the flesh.
Obsessed with The Life of Isabelle since she was a teenager, Professor Jolie Curzon has made it her mission to discover the truth behind the erotic story, to the detriment of everything else in her life. Who was the Duke of Deprave, and what drove him to write such an explicit novel for its time? And who is the Beast, the cursed creature who takes delight in the sensual teachings of his captive? Driven by her obsession, Jolie begins to believe that the Beast in The Life of Isabelle is actually the Duke of Deprave, his sexual escapades immortalized in words. When Jolie starts to write what she hopes will be the definitive biography about the Duke of Deprave and his erotic novel, a mysterious stranger contacts her, claiming to be a distant relative of the Duke - and who also claims to have the answer to Jolie’s questions.
But when Jolie meets the stranger, she finds herself entrapped just as Isabelle was by the Beast. Suddenly the lines between real life and fairytale, between reality and The Life of Isabelle, become blurred. Jolie is forced to confront her past, to push the boundaries of what she is comfortable and familiar with. And as the mysterious stranger slowly reveals himself to her, Jolie realizes that the answers to the questions she’s seeking might be more dangerous than she ever realized.
Inspired by the classic fairytale “Beauty and the Beast” by Madame de Beaumont, The Beast is an erotic novel that explores themes of consent and coercion, female sexuality, the bonds between child and parent, and the confrontation of fears.
Approximately 78,000 words.
“Very rarely did Isabelle misbehave, but when she did, the Beast was quick to punish her.”
Written by the Duke of Deprave almost two centuries ago, The Life of Isabelle is a story about a young woman named Isabelle who plucks a forbidden rose and becomes entrapped by a man called the Beast - a man who is cursed to look like a monster forever. Held captive in his enchanted home, Isabelle becomes the Beast’s student in the forbidden delights of the flesh.
Obsessed with The Life of Isabelle since she was a teenager, Professor Jolie Curzon has made it her mission to discover the truth behind the erotic story, to the detriment of everything else in her life. Who was the Duke of Deprave, and what drove him to write such an explicit novel for its time? And who is the Beast, the cursed creature who takes delight in the sensual teachings of his captive? Driven by her obsession, Jolie begins to believe that the Beast in The Life of Isabelle is actually the Duke of Deprave, his sexual escapades immortalized in words. When Jolie starts to write what she hopes will be the definitive biography about the Duke of Deprave and his erotic novel, a mysterious stranger contacts her, claiming to be a distant relative of the Duke - and who also claims to have the answer to Jolie’s questions.
But when Jolie meets the stranger, she finds herself entrapped just as Isabelle was by the Beast. Suddenly the lines between real life and fairytale, between reality and The Life of Isabelle, become blurred. Jolie is forced to confront her past, to push the boundaries of what she is comfortable and familiar with. And as the mysterious stranger slowly reveals himself to her, Jolie realizes that the answers to the questions she’s seeking might be more dangerous than she ever realized.
Inspired by the classic fairytale “Beauty and the Beast” by Madame de Beaumont, The Beast is an erotic novel that explores themes of consent and coercion, female sexuality, the bonds between child and parent, and the confrontation of fears.
Approximately 78,000 words.
