{"product_id":"9781804996379-blackwater-i-the-flood","title":"Blackwater I: The Flood","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE DARK GOTHIC HORROR PHENOMENON, PERFECT FOR FANS OF GRADY HENDRIX, STEPHEN KING, AND SHIRLEY JACKSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'RIVETING, TERRIFYING.JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou are now entering Perdido, Alabama. In this small southern town, the dark, menacing waters of the local river have risen, submerging buildings and causing the inhabitants to seek higher ground. And as those waters recede, something terrifying will emerge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe town is ruled by the Caskey clan, a family of rich local landowners dominated by the fierce matriarch, Mary-Love. When her son meets Elinor Dammert - a compelling but ambiguous young woman with a troubling past - a toxic power struggle ensues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut perhaps the biggest threat to the family lies in what they cannot see, in the swamps beyond the boundaries of their fine mansion and the sawmills and lumberyards of the town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first to disappear is a child. He won't be the last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beyond any trace of a doubt, one of the absolutely best writers of horror' Peter Straub\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat readers say:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘It's one of those books that doesn't just make you want to turn the page, it makes you u\u003cb\u003etterly desperate to find out what happens next\u003c\/b\u003e, as if your life depends upon it.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003e5 Bajillion Stars!!\u003c\/b\u003e I can’t even fathom how to write a review at this moment. What I need to do at this time is sit back and soak it all in.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eA powerful water-based beasty\u003c\/b\u003e… The supernatural is never the focus, merely a spice. The family is the meat. Sometimes literally.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I didn’t feel like I was reading a book.\u003cb\u003e I felt like I was living in Perdido\u003c\/b\u003e and the lives of the Caskeys felt like a part of my life.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Came for the \u003cb\u003emonster suspense\u003c\/b\u003e, stayed for the family drama’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Reminded me of\u003cb\u003e Game of Thrones,\u003c\/b\u003e only played out in an Alabama river town over the course of three generations.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This is going in my\u003cb\u003e top ten books of all time\u003c\/b\u003e’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One Hundred Years of Solitude\u003c\/b\u003e for horror fans'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eA bloody masterpiece \u003c\/b\u003eof Southern Gothic historical fiction. From intricate family dramas that span decades, beautiful slice of life, brilliant characters, masterfully crafted character dynamics and so much more.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41761082114145,"sku":"9781804996379","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32354918.jpg?v=1738131756","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804996379-blackwater-i-the-flood","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}