{"product_id":"9781912626984-once-upon-a-fever","title":"Once Upon a Fever","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince the world fell sick with fantastical illnesses, sisters Paytonand Ani have grown up in a hospital. When Ani stumbles upon animprisoned boy who turns everything he touches to gold, her worldis turned upside-down. The sisters find themselves outside thehospital for the first time, a dark mystery unravelling .\u003cbr\u003eDark academia meets Gothic vibes, perfect for fans of      Philip Pullman and shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Prize 2023.      'A dark, clever, enthralling fantasy' THE      GUARDIAN      'This is a book to escape into' THE IRISH      TIMES      '[Walker] has drawn a vivid magic-ravaged world' SFX      Since the world fell sick with fantastical illnesses, sisters      Payton and Ani have grown up in the hospital of King Jude’s.      Payton wants to be a methic like her father, working on a cure      for her mother’s sleeping fever. Ani, however, thinks the      remedy for all illness might be found in the green wilderness beyond      the hospital walls.      When Ani stumbles upon an imprisoned boy who turns everything      he touches to gold, her world is turned upside-down. The girls find      themselves outside the hospital for the first time, a dark mystery      unravelling .            The first teen novel from Angharad Walker, author of      critically-acclaimed The Ash House      Angharad’s writing evokes the clever, unique world-building      and philosophical themes of Pullman’s His      Dark Materials while remaining startlingly original      The story follows two sisters in a London-inspired city      full of fantastical illness and sprawling, gothic hospitals where      dark secrets linger beneath the surface      Perfect autumnal reading                    Praise for THE ASH HOUSE:      'An unexpected – and pleasing – combination of      propitious and disquieting.' KIRKUS REVIEWS      'Walker’s immersive story slowly reveals its secrets,      using tension as a lever to tip the reader deep into the Ash House’s      mysteries.' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY      'The book has allegorical chill that settles slowly, like      damp seeping in . leaving readers with a feeling of      ambiguous unease that may stir for a long time in the back      of their minds like the after-effects of a nightmare.' THE      WALL STREET JOURNAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450867921270,"sku":"9781912626984","price":6.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33614551.jpg?v=1760454107","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781912626984-once-upon-a-fever","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}