{"product_id":"the-hollow-sea-9781405949903","title":"The Hollow Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003eA mesmerizing literary debut interwoven with mythology and legend, from an award-winning new talent\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Scottie realizes she will never become a mother, she leaves her life behind and flees to the storm-lashed Hebridean archipelago of St Hia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The islands are dangerous. Many have been lost to the ferocious tides known as the Hollow Sea, and folklore tells thatSt Hia was once the home of a witch named Thordis - outcast for her inability to bear children, and driven to a terrible act . . . \u003cbr\u003eThe islanders warn newcomers against examining the past, but Scottie can't look away from Thordis' story. Could St Hia's history hold the key to Scottie's future?\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnie Kirby\u003c\/b\u003e lives on the south coast of England where she works part-time as a university researcher. She has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia and a PhD in American Studies. Her short stories have been published in anthologies and broadcast on national radio and she is a winner of the Asham Award for short fiction. Annie is a graduate of the Penguin WriteNow program.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50563102998802,"sku":"9781405949903","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c037745d-24ed-4dcd-b24d-cb11efc19801.jpg?v=1731866198","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hollow-sea-9781405949903","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}