{"product_id":"9781250788429","title":"Palace of the Drowned : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePalace of the Drowned\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Christine Mangan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTangerine\u003c\/i\u003e, a \"taut and mesmerizing follow up...voluptuously atmospheric and surefooted at every turn” (Paula McLain, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Wife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen the Stars Go Dark\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s 1966 and Frankie Croy retreats to her friend’s vacant palazzo in Venice. Years have passed since the initial success of Frankie’s debut novel and she has spent her career trying to live up to the expectations. Now, after a particularly scathing review of her most recent work, alongside a very public breakdown, she needs to recharge and get re-inspired.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen Gilly appears. A precocious young admirer eager to make friends, Gilly seems determined to insinuate herself into Frankie’s solitary life. But there’s something about the young woman that gives Frankie pause. How much of what Gilly tells her is the truth?  As a series of lies and revelations emerge, the lives of these two women will be tragically altered as the catastrophic 1966 flooding of Venice ravages the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuspenseful and transporting, Christine Mangan's \u003ci\u003ePalace of the Drowned\u003c\/i\u003e brings the mystery of Venice to life while delivering a twisted tale of ambition and human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A lush, malice-infused mystery.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lush, evocative. . . . When you learn the truth at the end, you’ll want to go back and rethink everything you read before.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A perceptive character study. Mangan’s accomplished second novel spins on low-boil psychological underpinnings, with a threat of violence; \u003ci\u003ePalace of the Drowned\u003c\/i\u003e shrewdly echoes Patricia Highsmith, \u003ci\u003eGaslight\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAll About Eve\u003c\/i\u003e.” —\u003cb\u003eOline Cogdill, Shelf Awareness\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Atmospheric, twisting, and full of mystery, \u003ci\u003ePalace of the Drowned \u003c\/i\u003eis a darkly delightful trip of a book.” —\u003cb\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A great psychological thriller with a very unexpected ending.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePalm Beach Daily News \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mangan’s writing is crisp at one turn and slippery at the next. . . . The result is a page-turning thriller with a setting just as well imagined as the characters who inhabit it.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eVeranda Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With atmospheric writing and a literary bent, \u003ci\u003ePalace of the Drowned \u003c\/i\u003eis as much an exploration of the use of language and a study of the artistic experience, as it is a revelation of plot.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Journal of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mangan’s taut plot consists of more satisfying turns than there are \u003ci\u003ecalli\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ecampi\u003c\/i\u003e in the impermanent, unknowable City of Bridges itself.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Voluptuously atmospheric and surefooted at every turn, Palace of the Drowned more than delivers on the promise of Mangan’s debut, and firmly establishes her as a writer of consequence.” —\u003cb\u003ePaula McLain, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Wife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen the Stars Go Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVeranda Magazine Book Club Pick for June\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eMost Anticipated Summer Reading from:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrime Reads\u003cbr\u003eNew York Post\u003cbr\u003eRefinery 29\u003cbr\u003eBustle\u003cbr\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003cbr\u003eYahoo!\u003cbr\u003eMedium.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250788429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40816582164686,"sku":"9781250788429","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_e89687b7-882a-4ced-9b9d-d07b3973da4e.jpg?v=1642835907","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250788429","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}