{"product_id":"the-blank-wall-classic-edition","title":"The Blank Wall (Classic edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"std\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"\u003e-\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/7642\/5795\/files\/classic-blank-wall_cover.jpg?v=1769424361\u0026amp;width=700\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e240pp\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978 1 906462 64 2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaymond Chandler once asked his English publisher, 'Does anybody in England publish Elisabeth Sanxay Holding? For my money she's the top suspense writer of them all.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1947, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Blank Wall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cspan\u003eis a rare example of a \u003cem\u003enoir\u003c\/em\u003e thriller told from a woman's perspective, in which the dangers of war are mirrored by the quiet, yet equally treacherous, perils of home life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lucia Holley, a mother of two living just outside New York with a husband serving in the Navy during World War Two, finds herself unexpectedly entangled in a web of criminal activity when she sets out to protect her 17-year-old daughter from blackmail. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Blank Wall \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eexplores both the everyday realities of life on the American home front – rationing and shortages, writing letters to a husband posted overseas, managing a household – and also the darker, more unexpected challenges that arise in times of crisis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElisabeth Sanxay Holding blends the psychological thriller genre with the domestic in a fast-paced crime novel that is both gripping and unsettling. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Blank Wall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e was filmed in 1949 as \u003cem\u003eThe Reckless Moment, \u003c\/em\u003ewith James Mason, in 1949 and in 2001 as \u003cem\u003eThe Deep End, \u003c\/em\u003estarring Tilda Swinton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAlso available as a Persephone Grey and a Persephone eBook.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Elisabeth Sanxay Holding","offers":[{"title":"None","offer_id":54098811879731,"sku":"hcz1789695151094","price":20.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tissue\/Endpaper","offer_id":54098811912499,"sku":"khi1789695151095","price":24.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cambridge Imprint paper","offer_id":54098811945267,"sku":"tyd1789695151096","price":34.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Reusable fabric napkin","offer_id":54098811978035,"sku":"mhb1789695151097","price":38.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/0578\/4627\/files\/the-blank-wall-classic-edition_1.jpg?v=1789695157","url":"https:\/\/sandstepclad.shop\/products\/the-blank-wall-classic-edition","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}