{"product_id":"hag-9780349013596","title":"Hag","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Engaging, modern fables with a feminist tang'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDARK, POTENT AND UNCANNY, \u003ci\u003eHAG\u003c\/i\u003e BURSTS WITH THE UNTOLD STORIES OF OUR ISLES\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e CAPTURED IN VOICES AS VARIED AS THEY ARE VIVID.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are sisters fighting for the love of the same woman, a pregnant archaeologist unearthing impossible bones and lost children following you home. A panther runs through the forests of England and pixies prey upon violent men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the islands of Scotland to the coast of Cornwall, the mountains of Galway to the depths of the Fens, these forgotten folktales howl, cackle and sing their way into the 21st century, wildly reimagined by some of the most exciting women writing in Britain and Ireland today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A thoroughly original package that has a hint of Angela Carter'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Sharp writing and cleverly done''\u003ci\u003e Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngaging, modern fables with a\u003cb\u003e feminist tang\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA thoroughly \u003cb\u003eoriginal \u003c\/b\u003epackage that had \u003cb\u003ea hint of Angela Carter\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times T2 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharp writing and cleverly done\u003c\/b\u003e * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eRelevant and \u003cb\u003eintriguing\u003c\/b\u003e * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eIt's \u003cb\u003eeasy to get lost in the stories from diverse voices\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eSimply and \u003cb\u003ebeautifully executed\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFreshly feminist\u003c\/b\u003e * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeaves the reader yearning to believe in the redemptive power of magic\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sarah Gilmartin * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVivid, perceptive.\u003c\/b\u003e At the heart of each mystical story is a woman, who, often on the cusp of a new beginning, remains haunted by traumas from her past. * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHag\u003c\/i\u003e swarms with mermaids, boggarts and shape-shifters but it also \u003cb\u003eexplores the hopes and visceral \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edreads from which those creatures \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eemerged in the human imagination\u003c\/b\u003e. Daisy Johnson's wittily disquieting take on \u003ci\u003eThe Green Children of Woolpit\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003emasterclass\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Susan Flockhart * Glasgow Herald *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884011598167,"sku":"9780349013596","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349013596.jpg?v=1722530028","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hag-9780349013596","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}