{"product_id":"the-blank-wall","title":"The Blank Wall","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"std\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 500px;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/7642\/5795\/files\/the-reckless-moment-joan-bennett-james-mason-1949.jpg?v=1593084553\u0026amp;width=700\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"redtext\"\u003eWITH A PUBLISHER'S NOTE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e240pp\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781903155325\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\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\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. It explores both the everyday realities of the American home front – rationing and shortages, writing letters to a husband at war, and managing a household – but also the darker, more unexpected challenges that arise in times of crisis. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLucia Holley, a mother of two in New York with a husband serving in the Navy, finds herself unexpectedly entangled in a web of criminal activity. Fiercely protective of her family, she is forced to navigate deception and danger to protect them and their reputations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElisabeth Sanxay Holding beautifully blends the thriller genre with the domestic, creating a novel that is both gripping and unsettling. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blank Wall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a masterful exploration of suspense, 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\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Blank Wall\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis not only a fast-paced crime novel, but also a striking portrayal of quiet heroism, maternal love and the heroine's relationship with those around her, especially her children and her maid. It is a truly outstanding example of the psychological thriller genre, as well as a highly unusual one due to its female focus.\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 as \u003cem\u003eThe Reckless Moment, \u003c\/em\u003ewith James Mason, in 1949 and as \u003cem\u003eThe Deep End, \u003c\/em\u003estarring Tilda Swinton, in 2001. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available as a Persephone Classic and a Persephone eBook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndpaper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"endpaper-caption\"\u003eA late 1940s furnishing fabric was our choice of endpaper for \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blank Wall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e; it was manufactured and sold in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"endpaper-caption\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePicture Caption\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"endpaper-caption\"\u003eStill from the 1949 film adaptation of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blank Wall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003eThe Reckless Momen\u003c\/em\u003et starred Joan Bennett and James Mason.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Elisabeth Sanxay Holding","offers":[{"title":"None","offer_id":54098762957107,"sku":"tro1789694455585","price":30.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tissue\/Endpaper","offer_id":54098762989875,"sku":"cvw1789694455586","price":37.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cambridge Imprint paper","offer_id":54098763022643,"sku":"kta1789694455587","price":33.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Reusable fabric napkin","offer_id":54098763055411,"sku":"wjw1789694455588","price":40.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/0578\/4627\/files\/the-blank-wall_1.jpg?v=1789694460","url":"https:\/\/sandstepclad.shop\/products\/the-blank-wall","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}