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The Hormone Factory
Saskia Goldschmidt
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Description for The Hormone Factory
Paperback. A riveting thriller about greed, power, hormones, illicit sex, and women .. and the monstrous megalomaniac who believes he can have it all. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
"A dark, fascinating exploration of man's nature." - The Lancet. A riveting thriller about greed, power, hormones, illicit sex, and women … and the monstrous megalomaniac who believes he can have it all. Vainglorious Mordechai de Paauw is ruthless: in the years before World War II, the Dutch pharmaceutical entrepreneur is on the cutting edge of science and determined to develop the contraceptive pill… no matter what the cost. Testing hormonal treatments on his female workers, and sexually exploiting them, Mordechai’s secret immoral life and his successful company are threatened by the rise of Hitler and, years later, a shocking ... Read more
"A dark, fascinating exploration of man's nature." - The Lancet. A riveting thriller about greed, power, hormones, illicit sex, and women … and the monstrous megalomaniac who believes he can have it all. Vainglorious Mordechai de Paauw is ruthless: in the years before World War II, the Dutch pharmaceutical entrepreneur is on the cutting edge of science and determined to develop the contraceptive pill… no matter what the cost. Testing hormonal treatments on his female workers, and sexually exploiting them, Mordechai’s secret immoral life and his successful company are threatened by the rise of Hitler and, years later, a shocking ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Saraband United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Glasgow, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910192290
SKU
V9781910192290
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-99
About Saskia Goldschmidt
Dutch writer Saskia Goldschmidt worked as both a youth theatre producer and drama teacher before she wrote Compulsory Happiness, about her growing up in the shadow of the Holocaust. The Hormone Factory was an instant success in the Netherlands and has been published in Germany, Israel and the United States.
Reviews for The Hormone Factory
“The Hormone Factory is a dark, fascinating exploration of man's nature set during an era of exciting scientific discovery and geopolitical turmoil.” “A story written with colour and momentum.” “A beautiful novel about the proud tyrant De Paauw that is based on imagination, but probably contains a lot more truth than we would like.”
Brabants Dagblad. “A gripping story ... Read more
Brabants Dagblad. “A gripping story ... Read more