{"product_id":"thirsty-animals-9781529342185","title":"Thirsty Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Original, timely, terrifying' \u003c\/b\u003eCHRIS WHITAKER \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant, profoundly unsettling' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE WATER RUNS OUT?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF WATER.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith supply in the cities drying up, Aida is forced back home to live with her mum at their rural Scottish farm. The border is closed. Tensions are close to breaking point. For now, Aida and her mother have just enough to get by. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then suspicious strangers arrive asking for help, Aida and her family face a terrible decision. How much water can they afford to share? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAND THEN THE TAPS ARE TURNED OFF.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan they survive long enough for the rain to come? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompletely compelling, devastating and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eThirsty Animals\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on a captivating journey of survival and self-discovery.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eBeautifully written, vivid and unflinching, it confirms Atalla as a real talent'\u003c\/b\u003e DOUG JOHNSTONE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A master of slow-burning tension and unease . . . The pace of the story builds to an unputdownable conclusion, and the characters will stay with the reader for a long time'\u003c\/b\u003e CAILEAN STEED\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRachelle Atalla is a Scottish-Egyptian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter based in Glasgow. Her short stories have been published widely in literary anthologies and she is the recipient of a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award. Her first short film screenplay \u003ci\u003eTrifle\u003c\/i\u003e was commissioned by the Scottish Film \u0026amp; Talent Network and she is developing her first feature length screenplay with BBC Film. \u003ci\u003eThe Pharmacist\u003c\/i\u003e was her first novel and shortlisted for the Scottish Fiction Book of the Year; \u003ci\u003eThirsty Animals\u003c\/i\u003e is her second.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929050485010,"sku":"9781529342185","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0f31fc48-ba82-4813-91e7-e199f8399119.jpg?v=1739030058","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/thirsty-animals-9781529342185","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}