{"product_id":"9781804951965-idle-grounds","title":"Idle Grounds","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION\u003cbr\u003eFINALIST FOR THE \u003ci\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK PRIZE FOR FIRST FICTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Ambitious, wildly original . it will trick and tease you to the bitter end.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Singular and potent . Unsettling and sharply funny with carefully built-up layers of dis-ease in a comic deadpan.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterclass in misdirection.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unsettling, puckish, and brilliantly written, this novel is an absolute one-off.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCLAIRE FULLER, Women's Prize shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eUnsettled Ground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magical, perplexing, and funny in a wholly original way.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRACHEL YODER, author of \u003ci\u003eNightbitch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A remarkable, preternatural study of a family reckoning with its own history.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An acid trip of a novel. Weird, sinister and darkly funny.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAMY TWIGG, author of \u003ci\u003eSpoilt Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unforgettable narrative voice.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFRANCINE TOON, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs always with these things, it started with a birthday party.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a bright summer day in 1989 New England, Abi, three years old, vanishes from her aunt’s secluded home. Upstairs, her young cousins are looking out of the window. Something is unfolding in the distance at the edge of the forest – something sinister that is watching them back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe adults don’t seem to notice that the youngest of the group has disappeared. Too busy bickering over politics and reminiscing about the family’s domineering late matriarch, Beezy, they leave the children with no choice but to get Abi back themselves. As the cousins embark on a quest through their grandmother’s sprawling estate, buried family secrets come to light and long-awaited plans are set in motion. Will they lose themselves while trying to find her?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIdle Grounds\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling, evocative and darkly comic debut about childhood, legacy, and the burdens and privileges we carry with us.\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":55893356937590,"sku":"9781804951965","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39492555.jpg?v=1768482899","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804951965-idle-grounds","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}