{"product_id":"the-book-eaters-by-sunyi-dean-1","title":"The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gorgeous new fantasy horror - a book about stories and fairytales with family and love at its dark heart... Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman (Stardust, Coraline), Susanna Clarke (Piranesi) and Let the Right One In.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHidden across England and Scotland live six old Book Eater families.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe last of their lines, they exist on the fringes of society and subsist on a diet of stories and legends. Children are rare and their numbers have dwindled, so when Devon Fairweather's second child is born a dreaded Mind Eater - a perversion of her own kind, who consumes not stories but the minds and souls of humans - she flees before he can be turned into a weapon for the family... or worse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiving among humans and finding prey for her son, Devon seeks a cure for his hunger. But time is running out - for her family want her back, and with every soul her son consumes he loses a little more of himself... This is a story of escape, a savage mother's devotion and a queer love that will electrify readers looking for something beguiling, thrilling, strange and new.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \/ 304 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookish Type","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44025710837975,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0891\/0933\/files\/9780008479480.jpg?v=1691137484","url":"https:\/\/thebookishtype.pro\/products\/the-book-eaters-by-sunyi-dean-1","provider":"The Bookish Type","version":"1.0","type":"link"}