{"product_id":"the-wickerlight-9781408884911","title":"The Wickerlight","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn eerie, magical thriller from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wren Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e, perfect for fans of Frances Hardinge and Emily Bain Murphy's \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearances\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eZara's family moved to Kilshamble for a new beginning. But everything changed the night her sister was found dead on the village green. Two months later, Laila's death is a riddle that nobody wants solved. Where were her injuries? Why was she so obsessed with local folklore? And what does all this have to do with David, the boy who lives at the big house?  As Zara delves deeper into her sister's secret life, she becomes entangled in an ancient magical feud. All too unwittingly she is treading the same dangerous path that led Laila to the village green \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most \u003cb\u003esuperb collection of character and fantasy and love and landscape\u003c\/b\u003e I have read since Phillip Pullman's \u003ci\u003eNorthern Lights\u003c\/i\u003e * Hilary McKay on The Wren Hunt *\u003cbr\u003eA modern-day fairytale ... Throwing \u003cb\u003eromance, magical visions and gruesome rituals \u003c\/b\u003einto the pot, this is a \u003cb\u003ethrilling and otherworldly \u003c\/b\u003edepiction on Irish Culture * Sunday Times Magazine on THE WREN HUNT *\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful, eerie, dark and dreamy ... An \u003cb\u003eabsolutely stunning\u003c\/b\u003e mix of myth and legend and family saga. I haven't stopped thinking about it * Melinda Salisbury on THE WREN HUNT *\u003cbr\u003eThe tentacles of this story reach deep into Ireland's mythological past, in a haunting tale ... The story is riveting, set in a modern country town but at all times laced with reminders of more violent but intriguing times * Irish Examiner on THE WREN HUNT *\u003cbr\u003eThere's a heady mix of the real and the magical in \u003ci\u003eThe Wren Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e and I completely fell under its spell. A clever, wonderful, evocative novel, and I don't have a single, even lukewarm, criticism to make * Jill Murphy in The Bookbag on THE WREN HUNT *\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eWickerlight\u003c\/i\u003e caught me and held me captive in a woven room of its own, refusing to release me, from the mystical start to the bittersweet end. [...] It convinces the reader that maybe, just maybe, magic can bleed into their life too. The \u003ci\u003eWickerlight\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for a witchy night in with a steaming cup of tea (stormy background noise optional but recommended) * Paper Lanterns *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408022708567,"sku":"9781408884911","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wickerlight-9781408884911","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}