{"product_id":"the-book-of-sand-9781529135855","title":"The Book of Sand","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Shocking and satisfying ...a compelling, absorbingly different quest fantasy' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An utterly original novel from an extraordinarily creative mind' \u003cb\u003eKarin Slaughter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Unique and fearless' \u003cb\u003eMark Billingham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I inhaled it! It's beautifully written and utterly compelling' \u003cb\u003eHarriet Tyce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Audacious, extraordinary and absolutely awesome' \u003cb\u003eAlex North\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fearless and compelling, lyrical and devastating by turns, the story never slackens pace. A stunning introduction to a wholly original world' \u003cb\u003eJane Corry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A future classic that exists between darkness and light. I was completely entranced by it' \u003cb\u003eChristopher Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A huge and brilliant and engaging read. It feels like a place I have been to rather than words on a page' \u003cb\u003eAlice Jolly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A remarkable achievement' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eShots Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWhat we have here is a fantasy about faith and the search for spiritual certainty... [an] ambitious religious parable.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e_____\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSAND. A hostile world of burning sun.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOutlines of several once-busy cities shimmer on the horizon. Now empty of inhabitants, their buildings lie in ruins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the distance a group of people - a family - walk towards us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAhead lies shelter: a 'shuck' the family call home and which they know they must reach before the light fails, as to be out after dark is to invite danger and almost certain death. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo survive in this alien world of shifting sand, they must find an object hidden in or near water. But other families want it too. And they are willing to fight to the death to make it theirs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is beginning to rain in Fairfax County, Virginia \u003c\/b\u003ewhen McKenzie Strathie wakes up. An ordinary teenage girl living an ordinary life - except that the previous night she found a sand-lizard in her bed, and now she's beginning to question everything around her, especially who she really is ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo very different worlds featuring a group of extraordinary characters driven to the very limit of their endurance in a place where only the strongest will survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn utterly original novel from an extraordinary creative mind\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Sand\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolute standout that's \u003cb\u003eimpossible to put down\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Karin Slaughter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnique and fearless\u003c\/b\u003e, Theo Clare had that rare ability to lead her readers into places that were genuinely terrifying and to conjure images that would linger and continue to disturb. \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Sand\u003c\/i\u003e is no exception. -- Mark Billingham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI inhaled it. It's beautifully written and utterly compelling \u003c\/b\u003e- I was completely subsumed in the Cirque and the fate of the family -- Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange\u003cbr\u003eI didn't want it to end. \u003cb\u003eAudacious, extraordinary and beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e ... it's absolutely awesome. -- Alex North, author of The Whisper Man\u003cbr\u003eFearless and compelling, lyrical and devastating by turns, the story never slackens pace. \u003cb\u003eA stunning introduction to a wholly original world.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jane Corry","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020033425751,"sku":"9781529135855","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529135855.jpg?v=1750782140","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-book-of-sand-9781529135855","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}