{"product_id":"the-drownings-9781035409549","title":"The Drownings","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Barkworth is excruciatingly good'' \u003cb\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An extraordinary story of female power and rage'' \u003cb\u003eKATIE BISHOP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Breathtaking'' \u003cb\u003eERIN KELLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSOMETIMES YOU MUST CHOOSE TO PLAY WITH FIRE...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a remote university campus in the north of England, famed for the wild waters that surround it, two cousins arrive for the new term.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZara wants to be at the centre of everything Leysham has to offer.\u003cbr\u003eSerena, an ex-champion swimmer, struggles to find her place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen they meet Jane, a beguiling and ambitious postgrad obsessed with historic local witch trials, both are drawn in by her desire to expose Leysham''s dark legacy - a centuries-old culture of violence among the privileged elite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs protests flare across the campus, a simmering rivalry takes hold between the cousins. But when cracks start to appear in Jane''s stories, everything spirals out of control...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I can''t remember the last time I read a book that described so perfectly the powers held within and used against women''s bodies'' \u003cb\u003eKATE VAN DER BORGH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA provocative and suspenseful campus novel about obsession, influence and the power of young women - for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Four\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Weyward\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePromising Young Woman.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Hazel Barkworth\u003ci\u003e: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Stylish and sensual'' \u003cb\u003eKiran Millwood Hargrave\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Utterly immersive'' \u003cb\u003eClare Mackintosh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A sultry, stifling debut exploring power, consent and womanhood'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Barkworth has a pin-sharp eye for detail . . . it''s propulsive, though-provoking and atmospheric'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019291853143,"sku":"9781035409549","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781035409549.jpg?v=1750779780","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-drownings-9781035409549","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}