{"product_id":"9780008479480_the-book-eaters","title":"The Book Eaters","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTHE NO. 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e‘I \u003cem\u003edevoured \u003c\/em\u003ethis’ V.E. Schwab\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e‘A vampire-themed \u003cem\u003eHandmaid’s Tale\u003c\/em\u003e, with effective thrills that are intensified by social commentary’ \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gorgeous new fantasy horror – a book about stories and fairy tales with family and love at its dark heart…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHidden across England and Scotland live six old Book Eater families.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last of their lines, they exist on the fringes of society and subsist on a diet of stories and legends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildren are rare and their numbers have dwindled, so when Devon Fairweather’s second child is born a dreaded Mind Eater – a perversion of her own kind, who consumes not stories but the minds and souls of humans – she flees before he can be turned into a weapon for the family… or worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving among humans and finding prey for her son, Devon seeks a cure for his hunger. But time is running out – for her family want her back, and with every soul her son consumes he loses a little more of himself…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story of escape, a mother’s savage devotion and a queer love that will electrify readers looking for something beguiling, thrilling, strange and new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke, and \u003cem\u003eLet the Right One In\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sunyi Dean","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46898313298069,"sku":"9780008479480","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008479480_e042cccb-014f-46f9-a613-516adbe18197.jpg?v=1776888136","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008479480_the-book-eaters","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}