false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168584109m/35254.jpg 35254 6 More than 175 years ago, [author:Mary Shelley] introduced the world to an arrogant scientist and his unhallowed creation in her classic [book:Frankenstein]. Now acclaimed novelist [author:Theodore Roszak] tells the story of Victor Frankenstein's doomed bride in this electrifying, erotically charged novel, destined to become a classic of our generation. Rescued from an impoverished existence among the [sic] Gipsies, raised by a remarkable noblewoman of Geneva, Elisabeth Lavenza was destined to be more than a foster sister to Victor Frankenstein. She became his soul mate and lover, the partner who led him on a quest into the shadowy realms of alchemical lore—commingling the scientific, the spiritual, and the sexual. But the shattering of their bond would send Victor on his unholy pursuit of the secret of life...an exploration that would unleash only death and destruction. [all hyperbole verbatim from back cover] 35190 book 1995 The Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein total:64|5:14|4:20|3:20|2:3|1:7| 64 223 101 10 4 1 false false Mon Aug 13 09:51:09 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 09:52:07 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed Feb 04 18:00:37 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 18:01:40 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Fri Sep 07 16:03:09 -0700 2007 Sat Feb 16 06:42:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 16:55:42 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 13:48:46 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 11 03:55:52 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 04:09:18 -0700 2008 1 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, told from the POV of Victor's wife with similar framing to the original, this novel portrays both Frankensteins as early converts to Gnosticism and Alchemy. Quite a stretch, but it is labeled as "fiction" for a reason. Quite engaging if o...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 25 09:28:03 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 17:20:05 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sat Apr 11 15:42:31 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 15:44:05 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Wed Apr 25 14:14:59 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 25 14:16:30 -0700 2007
How ironic that a woman who wrote as a man should, after nearly 200 years, be given such ardent voice by a man writing as a woman.

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