{"product_id":"9781398715462-the-short-straw","title":"The Short Straw","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘An intensely readable and gripping pageturner’ - Alex Michaelides, author of THE SILENT PATIENT\u003cbr\u003eA haunting page-turner about the unspeakable secret that binds two families together, and the truth that may destroy them all\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eoutstanding\u003c\/b\u003e thriller. Just \u003cb\u003emake sure you read it with ALL the lights on\u003c\/b\u003e.' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAll the wows!!!\u003c\/b\u003e' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne sister went out into the dark for help. Will she come back?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReturning from a difficult visit to their father, three sisters find themselves lost in a storm. Together, they seek safety in an abandoned manor house, a place where they spent a troubled childhood clinging to each other for support, before one day fleeing with their parents in the dead of night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the storm intensifies, the sisters draw straws to decide who should go outside to get help. But as they separate, they realise they might not be alone. Why did the family leave so suddenly all those years ago? Who else is hiding in the house? And will the sisters survive the night?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead what everyone is saying about \u003ci\u003eThe Short Straw\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eintensely readable\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003egripping page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e. By turns tense, shocking and moving, and with an atmosphere you could cut with a knife' ALEX MICHAELIDES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eaddictive\u003c\/b\u003e read that takes place over one unforgettable night where one family's secrets rise to the surface - Patricia Highsmith meets Shirley Jackson' GILLIAN MCALLISTER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eDeliciously creepy\u003c\/b\u003e, and a fascinating study of the complex, often toxic, relationships within families' SHARON BOLTON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eUtterly gripping\u003c\/b\u003e and unputdownable' JANE FALLON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Having three sisters, I could relate to the sibling dynamics . It's \u003cb\u003etwisty\u003c\/b\u003e, gothic, and with a \u003cb\u003eheartbreakingly shocking reveal\u003c\/b\u003e' LISA HALL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Holly creates \u003cb\u003esuch exquisite tension \u003c\/b\u003ethat you really can't put her books down . \u003cb\u003eI felt the sense of place, the weather, the cold in that house in my bones\u003c\/b\u003e' EMMA CURTIS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping, creepy and \u003cb\u003edrenched in atmosphere\u003c\/b\u003e' CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This \u003cb\u003eirresistible\u003c\/b\u003e slow-burn thriller is as much a study of family dynamics as it is a creepy \u0026amp; suspense-filled spine-tingler' FIONA CUMMINS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40874011066465,"sku":"9781398715462","price":19.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_14566307_jpg.jpg?v=1705550390","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781398715462-the-short-straw","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}