{"product_id":"9781399604796","title":"Sleepers in the Snow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Joanne Harris illuminates the heartbreak and quiet horror of dementia in this beautiful yet haunting ghost story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOut on the moor, in the snow, a house \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003estands \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebeneath a pylon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is a house full of memories, and full of old things. And, in the dark, when the pylon sings in the wind, it is a house full of ghosts and fading memories . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly as nights start to draw in, and the weather takes a turn, so does the house. The 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful, gripping read for fans of \u003ci\u003ePiranesi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebeautiful yet haunting ghost story for a frosty day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eJoanne Harris:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'So wise, so atmospheric, so beautifully written' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarian Keyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I sobbed at the end because I couldn't bear to leave... One of the world's finest storytellers' -\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoanna Cannon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Haunting, obsessive and just a little nutty, like a freshly-made praline' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElisabeth Luard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Mouthwatering... your sense are left reeling' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sheer pleasure from start to finish' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Runcie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sensuous and thought-provoking' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I devoured it in one go' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Fowler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A place of magic and mysteries - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonica Ali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A novel that shimmers with brilliance and truth' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKate Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Is this the best book ever written? Truly excellent' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harris, Joanne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56800572768642,"sku":"9781399604796","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9781399604796.jpg?v=1785235666","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781399604796","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}