{"product_id":"9781804951408","title":"The Hounding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Extraordinary . . . clever, strange and beautifully written' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Prompts thoughts of both THE CRUCIBLE and THE VIRGIN SUICIDES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e. . . Purvis is\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ean exquisitely accomplished wordsmith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e.'\u003c\/b\u003e DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A taut, tense tale, impeccably told' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Feverish, finely wrought and unforgettable.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unflinchingly strange and savage novel - a rare and twisted pleasure, and an unmissable must-read for every girl who has ever been made to feel strange.'\u003c\/b\u003e LUCY ROSE, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of THE LAMB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Haunting and beguiling, this fever dream of a novel draws you in and colours your mind all shades of doubt and suspicion.' \u003c\/b\u003eSTACEY HALLS, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of THE FAMILIARS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Melancholy and bittersweet.' \u003c\/b\u003eOTEGHA UWAGBA, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of LITTLE BLACK BOOK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A novel of rare grace and skill, exquisitely wrought and simmering with feral violence.' \u003c\/b\u003eROWE IRVIN, author of LIFE CYCLE OF A MOTH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMany stories are told about the five Mansfield sisters. \u003c\/b\u003eThey are haughty, thinking themselves better than their neighbours in the picturesque village of Little Nettlebed. They have taken the death of their grandmother hard. They are liars, troublemakers, untamed and dangerous... Accounts of their behaviour differ, but the villagers all agree that the girls are odd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne long summer, a heatwave descends. Bloated sea creatures wash up along the parched riverbed, animals grow frenzied, ravens gather on the roofs of those about to die. As the stifling heat grips the village, so does a strange rumour: the Mansfield sisters have been seen transforming into a pack of dogs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the witch trials only a recent memory, hysteria sets in. Slowly but surely, the villagers become convinced that something strange is taking root in Little Nettlebed. And when a bark finally leads to a bite, the sisters will be the ones to pay for it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVisceral and richly atmospheric, \u003ci\u003eThe Hounding\u003c\/i\u003e plunges its reader into 18th century Oxfordshire, where the power of a man's word is absolute, and it is safer to be a wild animal than an unconventional young woman.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly bizarre in the best way possible'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eReader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A glorious shimmering heat mirage of a novel'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eReader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A visceral and consuming fever dream of a book' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eReader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tense, almost claustrophobic'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eReader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sharp and extremely enjoyable'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eReader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57010039882101,"sku":"9781804951408","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781804951408.jpg?v=1774886298","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781804951408","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}