{"product_id":"the-house-by-the-poppy-field-a-ghost-story-for-christmas-9781771965736","title":"The House by the Poppy Field: A Ghost Story for Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[This] series of Christmas ghost stories, miniature books chosen and illustrated by the cartoonist Seth ... [offers] chills--and charm.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorld-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaitland returns to his ancestral estate after having lived a largely solitary life. He soon finds himself increasingly obsessed with the magnificent field of poppies surrounding his home, as well as the man harvesting them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarjorie Bowen\u003c\/b\u003e (1885-1952) was a prolific British author who wrote historical romances, supernatural horror stories, popular history, and biography. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeth \u003c\/b\u003eis the cartoonist behind the comic-book series \u003ci\u003ePalookaville\u003c\/i\u003e, which started in the stone age as a pamphlet and is now a semi-annual hardcover. His comics have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, Best American Comics, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. His illustrations have appeared in numerous publications including the cover of the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, The Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCanadian Notes \u0026amp; Queries\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the subject of a recent documentary from the National Film Board of Canada, \u003ci\u003eSeth's Dominion\u003c\/i\u003e. Seth lives in Guelph, Ontario, with his wife Tania and their two cats in an old house he has named \"Inkwell's End.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629155881234,"sku":"9781771965736","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_73aee5ed-5bbd-4c9c-80cc-0dac1558231d.jpg?v=1732722314","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-house-by-the-poppy-field-a-ghost-story-for-christmas-9781771965736","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}