{"product_id":"9781529352009-the-return","title":"The Return","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe creepy debut novel for fans of Stephen King, CJ Tudor and Alma Katsu\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Shining \u003c\/i\u003ein this debut novel that the perfect storm of a thriller, horror and women's fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer best friend disappeared. A stranger came back.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSEX AND THE CITY \u003c\/i\u003eMEETS STEPHEN KING'S \u003ci\u003eTHE SHINING \u003c\/i\u003eIN THIS CHILLING DEBUT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulie is missing, and no one believes she will ever return-except Elise. Elise knows Julie better than anyone. She feels it in her bones that her best friend is out there and that one day Julie will come back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe's right. Two years to the day that Julie went missing, she reappears with no memory of where she's been or what happened to her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong with Molly and Mae, their two close friends from college, the women decide to reunite at a remote inn. But the second Elise sees Julie, she knows something is wrong-she's emaciated, with sallow skin and odd appetites. And as the weekend unfurls, it becomes impossible to deny that the Julie who vanished two years ago is not the same Julie who came back. But then who-or what-is she?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn eerie storm of a debut that fuses thriller and horror into a brilliant depiction of women's friendships - the rivalries, jealousies, anxieties and love\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for THE RETURN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Return\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eexpertly treads the fine line between thriller and horror\u003c\/b\u003e. It's as \u003cb\u003edeliciously creepy\u003c\/b\u003e as opening up a box of candy-coated spiders-and eating them all in one sitting'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina Dalcher, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eVox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Combining suspense and horror with razor-sharp insights\u003c\/b\u003e into the nature of female friendships, Rachel Harrison's \u003ci\u003eThe Return\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003ecreepy, nerve-wracking, page-turning addition\u003c\/b\u003e to the emerging field of horror thrillers'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlma Katsu, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Return\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003emoving and terrifying\u003c\/b\u003e in equal measure. A brilliant \u003cb\u003erumination on friendship\u003c\/b\u003e, pain, and the myriad of unsuccessful ways we all try to run from our past and fill the holes in our hearts. \u003cb\u003eHarrison's keen prose won't let you go\u003c\/b\u003e. Be warned, you'll double check the locks on your doors before you try to sleep'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMallory O'Meara, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lady from the Black Lagoon\u003c\/i\u003e                    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'By turns \u003cb\u003escary \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e funny\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ehorrifying\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ereal\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Return\u003c\/i\u003e is impossible to put down. It takes an honest, \u003cb\u003escathing look at female friendship\u003c\/b\u003e while at the same time pulling the reader into \u003cb\u003ea perfect nightmare of a story\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimone St. James, bestselling author of T\u003ci\u003ehe Sun Down Motel\u003c\/i\u003e                    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Return\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003esupernatural horror at its very best\u003c\/b\u003e! Sharp dialogue, complex relationships and mind-bending action will have readers locking their doors and checking under their beds. \u003cb\u003eRachel Harrison has reinvented this genre\u003c\/b\u003e and will surely be \u003cb\u003ehailed as a pioneer\u003c\/b\u003e among her peers'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWendy Walker, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Night Before  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eHair-raising horror\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003epure entertainment\u003c\/b\u003e in Harrison's \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable debut\u003c\/b\u003e . The tension and nuance of Harrison's complicated female friendships add depth to an \u003cb\u003ealready delicious, chilling debut\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fusing \u003cb\u003ehorror and thriller\u003c\/b\u003e together, it's an unsettling tale of\u003cb\u003e rivalry\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eenvy\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003efear\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003efriendship\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003elove\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eCulturefly's Books of 2020\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":39271547502689,"sku":"9781529352009","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26963497.jpg?v=1721386676","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529352009-the-return","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}