{"product_id":"9781464275517","title":"Bone of My Bone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and Bram Stoker Award nominee Johanna van Veen unveils a sapphic folk horror tour de force-perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe VVitch\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Salt Grows Heavy\u003c\/i\u003e. A skull's grin is eternal…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe year is 1635.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSister Ursula, a young nun fleeing the ruins of her convent, and Elsebeth, a sharp-witted peasant, escape a band of marauding soldiers and disappear into the Bavarian forest. War scorches the land, and no one survives it alone. Amid the devastation, they find something in the arms of a dying man: the gilded skull of a saint.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is said that if you reunite the saint's skull with her body, a wish will be granted. Desperate for salvation, and each with secret desires of their own, Ursula and Elsebeth follow a ragged map across the blighted countryside. But darkness follows them. A necromancer, drawn to the relic's power. The saint herself, whispering at night. And as the lines between blessing and curse blur, the women must face a harrowing truth: the magic they seek comes at a cost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the journey's end, they'll face an impossible choice-one that could tear apart everything they know…or bind them to each other forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs beautiful and tender as it is dark and terrifying, \u003ci\u003eBone of My Bone\u003c\/i\u003e showcases one of queer horror's most exciting writers in her most chilling tale yet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTropes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFolk Horror Fantasy\u003cbr\u003eDark Fairytale\u003cbr\u003eSapphic Love\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Fiction\u003cbr\u003eSupernatural Books\u003cbr\u003eLGBTQ+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso by Johanna van Veen:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Darling Dreadful Thing\u003cbr\u003eBlood on Her Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poisoned Pen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57159777911157,"sku":"9781464275517","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781464275517.jpg?v=1778506121","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781464275517","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}