{"product_id":"a-guest-in-the-house-9781250255518","title":"A Guest in the House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2024 LA Times Book Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2024 Lammy Award for LGBTQ+ Comic\u003cbr\u003eNew York Times Notable Book of 2023\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2024 Doug Wright Award for Best Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn E.M. Carroll's haunting adult graphic novel horror story \u003ci\u003eA Guest in the House\u003c\/i\u003e, a young woman marries a kind dentist only to realize that there's a dark mystery surrounding his former wife's death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter many lonely years, Abby's just gotten married. She met her new husband--a recently widowed dentist--when he arrived in town with his young daughter, seeking a new start. Although it's strange living in the shadow of her predecessor, Abby does her best to be a good wife and mother. But the more she learns about her new husband's first wife, the more things don't add up. And Abby starts to wonder . . . was Sheila's death really by natural causes? As Abby sinks deeper into confusion, Sheila's memory seems to become a force all its own, ensnaring Abby in a mystery that leaves her obsessed, fascinated, and desperately in love for the first time in her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eE.M. Carroll's masterful balance of black and white, surreal colors, rich textures, and dramatic lettering is assured to bring this story to life and give readers a chill up their spine as they read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eE.M. Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e is the writer and artist of numerous award-winning comics, both online and in print. Their debut horror comics collection, \u003ci\u003eThrough the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, won both the Eisner Award and the British Fantasy Award in 2014. Recent work includes \u003ci\u003eWhen I Arrived at the Castle \u003c\/i\u003efrom Koyama Press, a baroque horror story dealing with lust and addiction, a graphic novel adaptation of Laurie Halse Anderson's novel \u003ci\u003eSpeak, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e A Guest in the House\u003c\/i\u003e. They are also known for the short comics they post on their website. E.M. lives in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, with two dogs and their wife, artist Kate Craig.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"23rd St.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51415295623442,"sku":"9781250255518","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-guest-in-the-house-9781250255518","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}