{"product_id":"9781399829595-four-terrible-parents","title":"Four Terrible Parents","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn addictive story of love, jealousy and the curse of trying to have it all   'Brilliant' Kim Gordon\u003cbr\u003eA stylish, twisty, and darkly humorous novel exploring what happens when the dream of starting your own family turns into a nightmare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Witty, incisive and beautifully plotted . a vivid, breathless tale of art, love, family and murder' Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of, \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Hour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Incredibly charming, fun and relentlessly whipsmart . Brilliant' Kim Gordon, singer of Sonic Youth and author of, \u003ci\u003eGirl in a Band\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Calla Henkel is unparalleled .  Sheer perfection' Katy Hays, bestselling author of, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Cloisters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey thought with four parents, nothing could go wrong. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce famous, indie-sleaze rock stars Valentine and Raul are now in their forties and their priorities are shifting. Valentine wants a family with her on-and-off partner Linh. Raul wants to marry his boyfriend Banner. They both know it's time to get out of Berlin, but Valentine, who wants it all - doesn't want to let their band go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Valentine's father dies, she inherits a Southern gothic hotel and it feels like fate. Val convinces Raul, Banner and Linh, to move to South Carolina to renovate the crumbling and possibly haunted hotel. There they will build an alternative family and raise a child together. With four parents, no one would have to compromise their entire identity. They could all still be artists. All able to live fully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as the four of them navigate their new home and welcome their daughter, August, into the world, their relationships start to tilt. On the night of the hotel's grand opening, what's meant to be an evening of celebration turns into a nightmare as August goes missing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon the parents turn on each other. And then the world turns on them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour Terrible Parents is a story of love, jealousy and the curse of trying to have it all.\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":56585137455478,"sku":"9781399829595","price":16.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_39607730_64765542-05f3-4627-9efd-4708386f08ca.jpg?v=1769101033","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399829595-four-terrible-parents","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}