{"product_id":"9781035411641-the-night-is-not-for-you","title":"The Night is Not For You","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beguilingly dark coming of rage story, based on a jinn from Arabic folklore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of BRIDE OF THE SEA comes this visceral tale of feminine rage and magical realism as Layla navigates the very human pains of growing up and realising the world isn't as safe a place as it should be.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Night is Not For You . It Has Always Belonged to HER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe's a cautionary tale told by mothers to their young children, 'Come back before it gets dark.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe's a warning to lecherous young men, 'Don't wander the streets late at night.' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA man's body is found viciously murdered behind a neighbourhood's 24-hour corner store, sending shockwaves through the tightknit community in this small-town neighbourhood. All the victim's family and bystanders want is to make sense of this brutal crime and move on with their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut all seven-year-old Layla wants is a pet donkey. To her, a donkey is the epitome of freedom and being self-sufficient - to think for herself, go anywhere by herself and live an independent life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the killings continue, Layla's world unravels. Rumours start to fly of supposed hoofprints and a woman with hair like black silk. As the ambiguous messages in lipstick and sweet smell of perfume cause the finger of blame to point towards the women, Layla herself grows into a woman. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe kind of woman she has always dreamt of becoming - A woman with sharp instincts. A woman who cannot be tamed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a story of old world meets new, of modernity and isolation as a community turns on its women in an effort to protect their boys and men - but mostly importantly, this is the story of one woman's freedom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55472426942838,"sku":"9781035411641","price":18.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35748194_909164a4-9ad9-4c45-adee-e9489a0be3aa.jpg?v=1755769363","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035411641-the-night-is-not-for-you","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}