{"product_id":"starve-acre-9780143137788","title":"Starve Acre","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn atmospheric and unsettling story of the depths of grief found in an ancient farm in northern England--now a major motion picture starring Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughby's son, Ewan, has died suddenly at the age of five. Starve Acre, their house by the moors, was to be full of life, but is now a haunted place. Convinced Ewan still lives there in some form, Juliette seeks the help of the Beacons, a seemingly benevolent group of occultists. Richard, to try and keep the boy out of his mind, has turned his attention to the field opposite the house, where he patiently digs the barren dirt in search of a legendary oak tree. But as they delve further into their grief, both uncover more than they set out to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStarve Acre\u003c\/i\u003e is a devastating novel by the author of the prize-winning bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Loney\u003c\/i\u003e. It is a novel about the way in which grief splits the world in two and how, in searching for hope, we can so easily unearth horror.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Michael Hurley is based in Lancashire. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Loney\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in twenty languages, and won the Costa Best First Novel Award and the Book of the Year at the British Book Industry Awards. \u003ci\u003eDevil's Day\u003c\/i\u003e, his second novel, was picked as a Book of the Year in five newspapers, and won the Encore Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613313306898,"sku":"9780143137788","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_77ae9e29-43f8-4694-805d-aa698001d7e7.jpg?v=1732395149","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/starve-acre-9780143137788","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}