{"product_id":"2940158206542","title":"La Petite Mort","description":"I don't know how long I slept,\u003cbr\u003etime no longer held any meaning.\u003cbr\u003eThe lust for blood awakened me,\u003cbr\u003ealways images of that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRufus Hobster is a vampire. He writes poetry. Through his poetry Rufus shares what it feels like not being human, what it feels like to kill a human and what it feels like to love a human. La Petite Mort is his recollection of the early days when he first became a vampire, a time when he was nothing more than a rabid beast. It also concerns his life years later when he meets Elise, The Girl Who Synchronised Death. Despite the way Elise makes God weep, Rufus cannot leave her side and it is not until she abandons him that his psychosis guides his life more so than the virus running through his veins. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside my head music played\u003cbr\u003ea reminder of everything I had lost,\u003cbr\u003eand I fell asleep weeping lines of red\u003cbr\u003etoo frightened to call upon God for help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLa Petite Mort spans a number of genres, including dark romance, horror, philosophy and fantasy. It will appeal to fans of thought-provoking and gothic poetry, as well as fans of Eli's previous books – Cruel, Four Days,?Neophyte and his first poetry collection The Lines.","brand":"Matador Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181629325552,"sku":"2940158206542","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158206542_p0.jpg?v=1764120365","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158206542","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}