{"product_id":"you-can-stay-9781472290663","title":"You Can Stay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe's the perfect host. He's the perfect victim.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomeone is hunting Connor. Alone, freezing, in the wilderness of Bodmin Moor, on an elite Special Forces training exercise, he'd be a fool to scorn the kindness of a local stranger. Wouldn't he? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt first, Eilidh seems to be an impeccable host. She offers Connor food and a warm bed - he finds it nearly impossible to leave her charming farmhouse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the choice isn't his to make. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere have been others before. None, though, as perfect as him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy would she let him leave?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Elle Connel: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDown By The Water \u003c\/i\u003etakes the reader on a weekend trip from hell... I loved the classy writing and ever-growing sense of unease in this clever subversion of a classic country house mystery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" - Harriet Tyce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A chilling drama\" \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMisery \u003c\/i\u003efor the Goop generation. \u003ci\u003eYou Can Stay\u003c\/i\u003e is fantastic - an absolute treat of a book.\" - Catherine Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Witty, grounded and entertaining, this is a thrilling read.\" - Lynsey May\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"You Can Stay \u003c\/i\u003ewas so gripping I read it in one compulsive sitting!\" - Claire Askew\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sinister and atmospheric\" - Chris Brookmyre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely loved this - so dark, yet laced with humour, and such clever plotting. Loved the characters, and the ending is sublime.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" - Susi Holliday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I have never fallen so hard for a book this far out of my comfort zone. A stunning book about gender and power, and a fine homage to Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eMisery\u003c\/i\u003e. Deeply unsettling, and impossible to put down.\" - Claire L Heuchan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A gripping mystery.\" - Nathan Ripley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElle Connel is the pseudonym of Lucy Ribchester, whose previous novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Hourglass Factory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Amber Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, were historical thrillers. She has a first class degree in English from the University of St Andrews and a Masters in Shakespeare Studies from Kings College London. Her previous work has won her a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award, a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship, and short-listings for the Costa Short Story Award and Manchester Fiction Prize. She lives in Edinburgh with her partner and two sons.\u003ci\u003e Down by the Water\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book as Elle Connel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wildfire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50486353690898,"sku":"9781472290663","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_05ede896-0f2e-42d2-8425-b53f75e5387d.jpg?v=1730426565","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/you-can-stay-9781472290663","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}