{"product_id":"melmoth-9780062856401","title":"Melmoth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Essex Serpent--\u003c\/em\u003esoon to be an Apple TV+ Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Masterful...scary and smart, working as a horror story but also a philosophical inquiry into the nature of will and love. Perry did as much in her richly praised novel \u003cem\u003eThe Essex Serpent, \u003c\/em\u003e but this is a deeper, more complex novel and more rewarding.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMelmoth\u003c\/em\u003e, Sarah Perry's breathtaking follow-up to \u003cem\u003eThe Essex Serpent\u003c\/em\u003e, a mysterious dark-robed figure has roamed the globe for centuries, searching for those whose complicity and cowardice have fed into the rapids of history's darkest waters--and now, it is heading in our direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has been years since Helen Franklin left England. In Prague, working as a translator, she has found a home of sorts--or, at least, refuge. That changes when her friend Karel discovers a mysterious letter in the library, a strange confession and a curious warning that speaks of Melmoth the Witness, a dark legend found in obscure fairy tales and antique village lore. As such superstition has it, Melmoth travels through the ages, dooming those she persuades to join her to a damnation of timeless, itinerant solitude. To Helen it all seems the stuff of unenlightened fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut, unaware, as she wanders the cobblestone streets Helen is being watched. And then Karel disappears....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerry, Sarah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSarah Perry is the internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Essex Serpent \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAfter Me Comes the Flood\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in England. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Custom House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646565126418,"sku":"9780062856401","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a143262f-946c-44a4-a07e-116e3343f05e.jpg?v=1733180231","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/melmoth-9780062856401","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}