{"product_id":"9781399619714","title":"The Lamb","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Lucy Rose\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Horror \u0026amp; ghost stories\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 30\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e January 2025 by Orion Publishing Co (Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 336 pages \u003cbr\u003e222mm x 138mm | 500g\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gripping, sinister folktale set in contemporary Cumbria for fans of Sophie Mackintosh, Angela Carter, Daisy Johnson, Margaret Atwood and Julia Armfield. Pre-order now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA FOLK TALE. A HORROR STORY. A LOVE STORY. AN ENCHANTMENT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'THE LAMB ... is not out until January but it has already created a buzz' SUNDAY TIMES'Deliciously dark and shockingly bold. Lucy Rose is one to watch. One of my favourite debuts in a long time' KIRSTY LOGAN Margot and Mama have lived by the forest since Margot can remember. When 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. 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\n\u003cp\u003eBut Mama's want is stronger than her hunger sometimes, and when a white-toothed stray named Eden turns up in the heart of a snowstorm, little Margot must confront the shifting dynamics of her family, untangle her own desires and make her own bid for freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith this 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","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41791404015751,"sku":"9781399619714","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781399619714.jpg?v=1721724842","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781399619714","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}