{"product_id":"feast-9781761067112","title":"Feast","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree women. Three secrets. One weekend.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAlison is an actress who no longer acts, Patrick a musician past his prime. The eccentric couple live an isolated, debauched existence in an old manor house in Scotland, a few miles outside their village. That is, until Patrick's teenage daughter, Neve, flees Australia to spend a year abroad with her doting, if unreliable, father, and the stepmother she barely knows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the weekend of Neve's eighteenth birthday, her father insists on a special feast to mark her coming of age. Despite Neve's objections, her mother Shannon arrives in Scotland to join the celebrations. What none of them know is that Shannon has arrived with a hidden agenda that has the potential to shatter the delicate faade of the loving, if dysfunctional, family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFeast\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of three women connected beyond blood, and what happens when their darkest secrets are hauled into the light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Complicated and unsettling, nothing is as it seems. Filled with exquisitely drawn characters and powerful storytelling,Feastis a superb read. You will not want to put this book down.' Mirandi Riwoe, author of Stone Sky Gold Mountain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow House\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A dark, unsettling debut with chilling momentum...' \u003ci\u003eThe Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An astounding debut.' - \u003ci\u003eBrisbane News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'O'Grady is a talented storyteller; it's her narrative skills that make this grim tome so compelling.' - \u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Creepy and atmospheric...It's a measure of the skill of the writing that this uncomfortable, often ugly tale is such an immersive and evocative story, with a sense of horror that is never far from the surface.' - \u003ci\u003eHerald Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tautly written thriller.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Big Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It's not an easy thing to nail the voice of a child in a way that's both authentic and alluring, but O'Grady does just that from the get-go.' - Debbish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53516043911511,"sku":"9781761067112","price":14.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/feast-9781761067112","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}