{"product_id":"9781035409532-the-drownings","title":"The Drownings","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003edark rivalries and darker legacies entwine in this addictive and gripping campus novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eHeatstroke\u003c\/i\u003e, a dark campus novel about a young woman who becomes fixated on the sinister legacy of her Northern university town, with devastating consequences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Breathtaking. dark academia at its most compelling' \u003cb\u003eERIN KELLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A very clever dark campus novel. really packs a punch' \u003cb\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An extraordinary story of female power, rage and oppression' \u003cb\u003eKATIE BISHOP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Barkworth is excruciatingly good' \u003cb\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese waters became wild centuries before this university was dreamed of. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeysham has always been a dangerous place for women .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSerena arrives on campus reeling from the injury that destroyed her champion swimming career. She is lost until she meets Jane, an enigmatic tutor obsessed with the historic witch trials that took place in Leysham's freezing waters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen several young women are assaulted, the university's shadowy legacy becomes inescapable. Those in power turn a blind eye, but Jane urges Serena and her friends to rise up. As their anger builds into an inferno of female rage, Serena takes matters into her own hands.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeysham has reawakened something within her, a dark, impossible power. In the waters, she can see what must be done - and the sacrifice it will demand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eHeatstroke\u003c\/i\u003e, an intoxicatingly atmospheric new novel about competition, obsession and influence - for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Things We Do to Our Friends, Weyward\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePromising Young Woman.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Hazel Barkworth\u003ci\u003e: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Stylish and sensual' \u003cb\u003eKiran Millwood Hargrave\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Utterly immersive' \u003cb\u003eClare Mackintosh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A sultry, stifling debut exploring power, consent and womanhood' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Barkworth has a pin-sharp eye for detail . it's propulsive, though-provoking and atmospheric' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41513912631393,"sku":"9781035409532","price":19.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_29900978.jpg?v=1725868734","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035409532-the-drownings","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}