{"product_id":"9781529938692-carrion-crow","title":"Carrion Crow","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful and spine-tingling gothic tale exploring mother-daughter relationships, sexuality, and class.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘As mesmerizing as it is surreal, \u003ci\u003eCarrion Crow\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea haunting gothic\u003c\/b\u003e tapestry’ Lucy Rose, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lamb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eOne of the best books I've read this year\u003c\/b\u003e! … \u003cb\u003eI loved it\u003c\/b\u003e’ Julia Armfield, author of \u003ci\u003ePrivate Rites \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOur Wives Under The Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A \u003cb\u003egruesome\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eprovocative\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003estylish \u003c\/b\u003efairytale. A\u003cb\u003e true Gothic gem\u003c\/b\u003e’ Kaliane Bradley, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ministry of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere are some facts about the world that only your mother can teach you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarguerite had been confined for the sake of her wellbeing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat’s what her mother had said.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarguerite Périgord is locked in the attic of her family home, a towering Chelsea house overlooking the stinking Thames.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor company she has a sewing machine, \u003ci\u003eMrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management\u003c\/i\u003e and a carrion crow who has come to nest in the rafters. Restless, she spends her waning energies on the fascinations of her own body, memorising Mrs Beeton’s advice and longing for her life outside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCécile Périgord has confined her daughter Marguerite for her own good. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCécile is concerned that Marguerite’s engagement to a much older, near-penniless solicitor, will drag the family name – her husband’s name, that is – into disrepute. And for Cécile, who has worked hard at her own betterment, this simply won’t do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCécile’s life has taught her that no matter how high a woman climbs she can just as readily fall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course, both have their secrets, intentions and histories to hide. As Marguerite’s patience turns into rage, the boundaries of her mind and body start to fray.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd neither woman can recognise what the other is becoming.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCarrion Crow\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘One of the most important new voices in fiction,\u003c\/b\u003e with \u003ci\u003eCarrion Crow\u003c\/i\u003e Heather Parry deduces an unutterable Gothic horror of class and gender. \u003cb\u003emagnificent and devastating\u003c\/b\u003e’ Alan Moore, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWatchman \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eV for Vendetta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Grizzly, compelling, and utterly claustrophobic’\u003c\/b\u003e Heather Darwent, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling\u003ci\u003e author of The Things We Do to Our Friends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e with such dark, claustrophobic precision, exploring the devastating control we assert upon one another. \u003cb\u003eSuch an achievement\u003c\/b\u003e.’ Rachelle Atalla, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pharmacist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003c\/b\u003eDelicate, deftly written and enticingly obscene, \u003ci\u003eCarrion Crow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ewill captivate you from the first sentence and haunt you long after the story ends. \u003c\/b\u003eI've never read anything quite like it’ Jan Carson, prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Raptures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563263541622,"sku":"9781529938692","price":12.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33979947.jpg?v=1753428022","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529938692-carrion-crow","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}