{"product_id":"sleepers-in-the-snow-8th-oct","title":"Sleepers in the Snow (8th Oct)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBestselling author Joanne Harris illuminates the heartbreak and quiet horror of dementia in this beautiful yet haunting ghost story. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOut on the moor, in the snow, a house stands beneath a pylon. It is a house full of memories, and full of old things.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd, in the dark, when the pylon sings in the wind, it is a house full of ghosts and fading memories . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe house, Kirkhill, has a new occupant - just moved in, fresh from a bitter divorce and looking for a fresh start. The moor is the perfect place for it: isolated, beautiful in the changing seasons, peaceful, and with just enough of the previous owners belongings that it's a perfectly self-contained and cosy home. Only as nights start to draw in, and the weather takes a turn, so does the house.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cosy isolation becomes menacing, animals begin acting strangely, and it seems someone could be watching the house. Soon, the diaries of the previous owners begin to reveal a terrible tragedy which befell Kirkhill - one which its new occupant may be unable to escape . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful, gripping read for fans of Piranesi and The Winter Ghosts, this is a beautiful yet haunting ghost story for a frosty day. Praise for Joanne Harris:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'So wise, so atmospheric, so beautifully written' - Marian Keyes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I sobbed at the end because I couldn't bear to leave...One of the world's finest storytellers' - Joanna Cannon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Haunting, obsessive and just a little nutty, like a freshly-made praline' - Elisabeth Luard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Mouthwatering... your sense are left reeling' - Observer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Sheer pleasure from start to finish' - James Runcie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A place of magic and mysteries - Monica Ali\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A novel that shimmers with brilliance and truth' - Kate Williams\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Is this the best book ever written? Truly excellent' - Literary Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book House (Thame)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56065744142721,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0280\/7873\/5421\/files\/9781399604796.jpg?v=1786197781","url":"https:\/\/shop.thebookhousethame.co.uk\/products\/sleepers-in-the-snow-8th-oct","provider":"The Book House Thame","version":"1.0","type":"link"}