{"product_id":"the-lamb-9780063374607","title":"The Lamb","description":"\u003cp\u003eDAKOTA JOHNSON TEATIME BOOK CLUB PICK - INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA FOLK TALE. A HORROR STORY. A LOVE STORY. AN ENCHANTMENT.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A dark, gorgeous concoction.\"--New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beautiful, terrifying . . . . Destined to become a classic.\"--Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom an incendiary new talent, a contemporary queer folktale of literary horror about a mother and daughter living in the woods, for fans of Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood, and Julia Armfield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargot and Mama have lived by the forest ever since Margot can remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Margot is not at school, they spend quiet days together in their cottage, waiting for strangers to knock on their door. Strays, Mama calls them. People who have strayed too far from the road. Mama loves the strays. She feeds them wine, keeps them warm. Then she satisfies her burning appetite by picking apart their bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Mama's want is stronger than her hunger sometimes, and when a beautiful, white-toothed stray named Eden turns up in the heart of a snowstorm, Margot must confront the shifting dynamics of her family, untangle her own desires, and make her bid for freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this haunting gothic coming-of-age tale, debut novelist Lucy Rose explores how women swallow their anger, desire, and animal instincts--and wrings the relationship between mother and daughter until blood drips from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRose, Lucy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLucy Rose\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author and award-winning writer\/director with an interest in the gothic, girlhood, and horror. Her fiction and nonfiction have been published in \u003cem\u003eDread Central, Mslexia, \u003c\/em\u003e and other publications. Rose's films have visited BAFTA- and Oscar-qualifying film festivals internationally. She lives on the northeast coast of England with her black cat, Figgy, and is currently working on her next book. \u003cem\u003eThe Lamb\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51182013645074,"sku":"9780063374607","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e1b2b02e-76ba-4b84-92c1-132d28435841.jpg?v=1770979649","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lamb-9780063374607","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}