
Bluebeard's Castle
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Samantha Hydeson
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By:
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Anna Biller
Bluebeard gets a feminist Gothic makeover in this subversive take on the famous French fairy tale—from the acclaimed director of The Love Witch, and for fans of Jane Eyre
When the successful British mystery writer Judith Moore meets Gavin, a handsome and charming baron, at a birthday party on the Cornish coast, his love transforms her from a bitter, lonely young woman into a romance heroine overnight. After a whirlwind honeymoon in Paris, he whisks her away to a secluded Gothic castle. But soon she finds herself trapped in a nightmare, as her husband’s mysterious nature and his alternation between charm and violence become increasingly frightening.
As Judith battles both internal and external demons, including sexual ambivalence, psychological self-torture, gaslighting, family neglect, alcoholism, and domestic abuse, she becomes increasingly addicted to her wild beast of a husband. Why do women stay in abusive relationships? The answer can be found in the tortured mind of the protagonist, whose richly layered fantasy life parallels that of the female Gothic romance reader. Filled with dark humor and evocative imagery, Bluebeard’s Castle is a subversive take on modern romance and Gothic erotica.
©2023 Anna Biller (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. “Bluebeard” by Sylvia Plath is reproduced with kind permission of Faber & Faber and HarperCollins.Listeners also enjoyed...




















Critic reviews
“Impressively original, inherently fascinating and vividly brought to life with the narrative storytelling skills of Samantha Hydeson.”—Midwest Book Review
"Bluebeard's Castle [is] … a stylised retelling of the old fable that mixes self-reference and gaudy excess. Its heroine, Judith, a gothic-romance novelist, shacks up in a crumbling castle with a brooding husband; the sex, death and pricy cognac are of a wildly enjoyable piece."—Cal Revely-Calder, Best Fiction Books of the Year, Telegraph
"Both a fantasy and a nightmare ... [Biller] casts a chilling light on the kinds of real-world fairy tales we are all still so often encouraged to believe."—Elizabeth Dearnley, Times Literary Supplement
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Anna Biller’s So-Called Lovechild
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A masterpiece!
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You may recognize yourself in Judith. I did and that was scary. This audiobook is beautifully read and brings the Biller-verse in all it's Technicolor glory to the listener. Oh and there are some delightful comedic moments. I can't wait for a film version.
Ms Biller Creates Yet Another Cult Classic
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This book takes the reader through the twists and turns of the mind of a woman in love who’s thinking becomes more and more distorted in an attempt to do anything and everything to satisfy her man.
Any woman will be able to relate to this story.
As an added bonus, Anna has great taste! She name drops classic crime drama and film noir movies and heroines as references at times.
I look forward to Ms. Biller’s next project!!
Anna Biller nails it!
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Amazing read
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This book is perhaps slow moving, which I personally had no qualms with. It’s much more focused on the psychology of abuse. Her characters feel more like archetypes than actual people, which I find to be productive for the sake of the story. Love the gothic/modern feel
Anna Biller Kills It
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Trash and not in a good way.
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