{"product_id":"9780349019048","title":"The Fate of Mary Rose : The rediscovered dark masterpiece for fans of Shirley Jackson","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Caroline Blackwood\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 November 2024 by Little, Brown Book Group (Virago Press Ltd) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Virago Modern Classics' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e126 x 197 x 17 | 192g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE PITCH-BLACK REDISCOVERED CLASSIC OF 2024 From the Booker-shortlisted author of Great Granny Webster, this twisted modern classic is perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Celia Dale. 'One of the greatest, darkest writers who ever lived' Virginia Feito'This chillingly profound story drips with classy darkness. . . a one-way descent into the abyss' Janice Hallett'A dark masterpiece' Camilla Grudova'I absolutely loved this . . . Creepy, atmospheric and dark as a village green at midnight' Alice Slater'A devastating investigation of neurosis, hysteria and cruelty' Observer'I read it with wide eyes and unsavoury glee' Sunday Times'Caroline Blackwood sits firmly alongside the greats like Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith' Araminta Hall'Compulsive, cruel and brilliant' Daily Mail'Gimlet-eyed and masterful' Irish Independent ***She was dead even before I became aware of her existence . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA child has been abducted from a sleepy Kent village, her face plastered across the media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the crime unleashes a wave of hysteria, the claustrophobic world of Rowan Anderson and his inscrutable wife begins to disintegrate. Consumed by her macabre fixation, Cressida is determined to save their sickly daughter, Mary Rose, from the same fate - and perhaps even from Rowan himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith caustic wit and pitch-black brilliance, Caroline Blackwood creates a skin-crawling - and utterly compulsive - story of repressed violence, female rage, and maternal obsession. INTRODUCED BY CAMILLA GRUDOVA\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56329598075266,"sku":"9780349019048","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9780349019048.jpg?v=1770620719","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.live\/products\/9780349019048","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}