{"product_id":"hannibal-rising-9780099532958","title":"Hannibal Rising","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e_________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHANNIBAL LECTER WASN''T BORN A MONSTER.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHE WAS MADE ONE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHannibal Lecter emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern Front of World War II, a boy in the snow, mute, with a chain around his neck. He will not speak of what happened to him and his family. He seems utterly alone, but he has brought his demons with him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHannibal''s uncle, a noted painter, finds him in a Soviet orphanage and brings him to France. There, Hannibal lives with his uncle and his uncle''s beautiful and exotic wife, Lady Murasaki, who helps him to heal - and flourish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Hannibal''s demons are not so easily defeated. Throughout his young life, they visit him and torment him. When he is old enough, he visits them in turn - and in the fog of traumatic memory, he discovers that he has gifts far beyond what he imagined...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Praise for Hannibal: Quite simply a compelling and brilliant thriller\" Daily Mirror \"The thrills, horror, sly erudition and sheer exquisite writing make this so much more than another serial killer novel ... [It] reaches almost sublime levels of gothic grandeur at its conclusion. If only all bestsellers were so rewarding\" Guardian \"A masterpiece... Chillingly brilliant\" Observer \"Quite simply this is the best-written thriller to dominate the market in years ... A literary evocation of the diabolical to compare with Goethe and Gogol. Honestly\" The Times \"A gut-churning, nail-biting, skin-crawling, often lyrical triumph - addictive on every level\" Daily Express","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732274655575,"sku":"9780099532958","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099532958.jpg?v=1719996229","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hannibal-rising-9780099532958","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}