{"product_id":"9781804992999-house-of-hunger","title":"House of Hunger","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe shiver-inducing, skin-prickling, mouth-watering feast of a Gothic novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOMINATED FOR BEST HORROR NOVEL in the GOODREADS READERS CHOICE AWARDS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A lurid, luscious debauch of a book.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unforgettable feast of decadence and depravity, \u003ci\u003eHouse of Hunger \u003c\/i\u003ecements Henderson's place as one of the great gothic writers of our generation.'\u003c\/b\u003e S T GIBSON, author of \u003ci\u003eA Dowry of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power in this dark and enthralling Gothic novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Witching.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWANTED: A bloodmaid of exceptional taste\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eMust have a keen proclivity for life's finer pleasures. Girls of weak will need not apply.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation are all she knows. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a strange advertisement in the newspaper, seeking a 'bloodmaid'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough she knows little about the far north - where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service - Marion applies to the position. In a matter of days, she finds herself at the notorious House of Hunger. There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery - and there, at the centre of it all is \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer name is Countess Lisavet. Loved and feared in equal measure, she presides over this hedonistic court. And she takes a special interest in Marion. Lisavet is magnetic, charismatic, \u003ci\u003eseductive - \u003c\/i\u003eand Marion is eager to please her new mistress. But when her fellow bloodmaids begin to go missing in the night, Marion is thrust into a vicious game of cat and mouse. She'll need to learn the rules of her new home - and fast - or its halls will soon become her grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41031432044641,"sku":"9781804992999","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32377635.jpg?v=1737203319","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804992999-house-of-hunger","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}