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2850557The Blood Countesshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-blood-countess-9781504015264/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2978777/7eba0883-8027-4ad6-8338-98146bbdc081.jpg?v=638384714193570000206251MXNOpen Road MediaInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>A "brilliant" novel of Elizabeth Bathory, the notorious sixteenth-century Hungarian aristocrat who bathed in the blood of virgins ( <em>St. Petersburg Times</em>).</strong><br />Turmoil reigns in post-Soviet Hungary when journalist Drake Bathory-Kereshtur returns from America to grapple with his family history. Hes haunted by the legacy of his ancestor, the notorious sixteenth-century Countess Elizabeth Bathory, who is said to have murdered more than 650 young virgins and bathed in their blood to preserve her youth. Interweaving past and present, <em>The Blood Countess</em> tells the stories of Elizabeths debauched and murderous reign and Drakes fascination with the eternal clashes of faith and power, violence and beauty. Codrescu traces the captivating origins of the countesss obsessions in tandem with the emerging political fervor of the reporter, building the narratives into an unforgettable, bloody crescendo.</p><p>Taut and intense, <em>The Blood Countess</em> is a riveting novel that deftly straddles the genres of historical fiction, thriller, horror, and family drama.</p>...2786280The Blood Countess206251https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-blood-countess-9781504015264/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2978777/7eba0883-8027-4ad6-8338-98146bbdc081.jpg?v=638384714193570000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20159781504015264_W3siaWQiOiI0MzhhYzBiNC1kMTA1LTRiZGMtODlkMC04N2NlOTEzMjliYzciLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI1MSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjQ1LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIwNiwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMTItMThUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781504015264_<p><strong>A brilliant novel of Elizabeth Bathory, the notorious sixteenth-century Hungarian aristocrat who bathed in the blood of virgins (<em>St. Petersburg Times</em>).</strong></p><p>Turmoil reigns in post-Soviet Hungary when journalist Drake Bathory-Kereshtur returns from America to grapple with his family history. Hes haunted by the legacy of his ancestor, the notorious sixteenth-century Countess Elizabeth Bathory, who is said to have murdered more than 650 young virgins and bathed in their blood to preserve her youth. Interweaving past and present, <em>The Blood Countess</em> tells the stories of Elizabeths debauched and murderous reign and Drakes fascination with the eternal clashes of faith and power, violence and beauty. Codrescu traces the captivating origins of the countesss obsessions in tandem with the emerging political fervor of the reporter, building the narratives into an unforgettable, bloody crescendo.</p><p>Taut and intense, <em>The Blood Countess</em> is a riveting novel that deftly straddles the genres of historical fiction, thriller, horror, and family drama.</p>...(*_*)9781504015264_<p><strong>A "brilliant" novel of Elizabeth Bathory, the notorious sixteenth-century Hungarian aristocrat who bathed in the blood of virgins ( <em>St. Petersburg Times</em>).</strong><br />Turmoil reigns in post-Soviet Hungary when journalist Drake Bathory-Kereshtur returns from America to grapple with his family history. Hes haunted by the legacy of his ancestor, the notorious sixteenth-century Countess Elizabeth Bathory, who is said to have murdered more than 650 young virgins and bathed in their blood to preserve her youth. Interweaving past and present, <em>The Blood Countess</em> tells the stories of Elizabeths debauched and murderous reign and Drakes fascination with the eternal clashes of faith and power, violence and beauty. Codrescu traces the captivating origins of the countesss obsessions in tandem with the emerging political fervor of the reporter, building the narratives into an unforgettable, bloody crescendo.</p><p>Taut and intense, <em>The Blood Countess</em> is a riveting novel that deftly straddles the genres of historical fiction, thriller, horror, and family drama.</p>...9781504015264_Open Road Medialibro_electonico_fa1becdb-5b4c-3386-bf3f-6699875da9fb_9781504015264;9781504015264_9781504015264Andrei CodrescuInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/openroadmedia-epub-dcbcdc2f-2c5e-4f44-a904-063e49a5ec94.epub2015-07-21T00:00:00+00:00Open Road Media