{"product_id":"winter-animals-9780349703305","title":"Winter Animals","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Excellent . . . Ashani Lewis is \u003cb\u003esuperbly talented\u003c\/b\u003e.'' Katherine Rundell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe one of the first to discover this award-winning writer''s decadent and addictive sapphic debut, a must-read for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhite Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn one of America''s Happiest Cities, thirty-eight-year-old Elen is trapped under the shadow of the snow-capped Cascade Mountains. Her husband has left her. Her belongings are in the boot of her car. Her days are filled mostly with silence and drinking. When she meets four English teenagers in an empty bar, she is enamoured. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuka, Clover, George and Lyn are wealthy squatters, drifting between ski resorts and breaking into empty AirBnBs. When they bring Elen into their fold - and into their messy, entangled relationships - she senses a violent secret that fuels the four''s never-ending disappearing act. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDazzling, cultish, and intensely committed to creating their own utopia, they force Elen to rumin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcellent . . . Ashani Lewis is \u003cb\u003esuperbly talented.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Katherine Rundell\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA remarkable novel:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eatmospheric as hell, beautiful, and delightfully intelligent.\u003c\/b\u003e Its unique sentences sparkle with energy. Think \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History \u003c\/i\u003ewritten by Raven Leilani. \u003cb\u003eI devoured it and am left wanting more\u003c\/b\u003e, Ashani Lewis is a rare talent!\u003c\/p\u003e -- Jenny Mustard, author of OKAY DAYS\u003cbr\u003eThoughtful, intelligent and beautifully written . . . Lewis is definitely \u003cb\u003ea new talent to watch\u003c\/b\u003e. -- \"Best Books of 2024\" * Marie Claire *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA talented writer \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003ci\u003eWinter Animals\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea dreamlike, piercing examination of privilege, youth and freedom.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Cecile Pin, author of WANDERING SOULS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautiful\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ewriting\u003c\/b\u003e * Financial Times, Best New Debuts *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eglittering, dark-edged tale\u003c\/b\u003e of snow, hedonism, passion, friendship and squatting that explores what happens when a group of rich kids attempt to live out their questionable utopian ideals. \u003cb\u003eExhilarating and fabulous\u003c\/b\u003e, I raced through it. -- Priscilla Morris, author of BLACK BUTTERFLIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompelling\u003c\/b\u003e * The Irish Times *","brand":"Dialogue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090676969815,"sku":"9780349703305","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349703305.jpg?v=1762273046","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/winter-animals-9780349703305","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}