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Slashed Beauties
What you need to know before your trail
Slashed beauties – Legend has it, these beauties are bewitched, coming to life to murder men who have wronged them. Finally, these men will get what they deserve. We will make sure of it. Together. Seoul, present day: Antiques dealer Alys is offered a vast sum of money to transport one of three highly coveted Anatomical Venuses to London, with one key condition – she must destroy it when she reaches the city. London, 1769: After a chance meeting at the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, young and inexperienced Eleanor is promised a life of luxury by the beautiful and charismatic Elizabeth and her protege, Emily. All she must do is allow Elizabeth complete control of her destiny. In a darkly compelling and magical plot, prepare to discover the dangerous secret shared by these women – a secret that spans centuries, and which will unearth horrors not of this world.
Locations
Reset- England - London
- A: Covent Garden
- B: Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
- C: Madame Tussauds London
- Austria - Vienna
- D: Josephinum
Travel Guide
London
Allison Rushby, was inspired to write the book after seeing an anatomical Venus in a museum in Vienna. The novel is primarily set in London and Seoul is only mentioned at the start.
The museum – Josephinium – is in Vienna but its on the map as its so key to the story.
London – key spots
Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens: “centre of historical nightlife,” a place of hedonistic parties, masked balls, and refined socialising.
The Sérail: The high-end brothel run by Elizabeth
The term “slashed beauty” refers to the fact that these models were composed of multiple removable layers that could be “slashed open” to reveal internal organs.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Slashed Beauties
Destination/location: Seoul, London, Vienna Author/guide: A Rushby Departure Time: 1769
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