{"product_id":"9781408884379","title":"Folk","description":"\u003cb\u003eA captivating, magical and haunting debut novel of breathtaking imagination, from the winner of the 2014 Costa Short Story Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe remote island village of Neverness is a world far from our time and place.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe air hangs rich with the coconut-scent of gorse and the salty bite of the sea. Harsh winds scour the rocky coastline. The villagers' lives are inseparable from nature and its enchantments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eVerlyn Webbe, born with a wing for an arm, unfurls his feathers in defiance of past shame; Plum is snatched by a water bull and dragged to his lair; little Crab Skerry takes his first run through the gorse-maze; Madden sleepwalks through violent storms, haunted by horses and her father's wishes. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs the tales of this island community interweave over the course of a generation, their earthy desires, resentments, idle gossip and painful losses create a staggeringly original world. Crackling with echoes of ancient folklore, but entirely, wonderfully, her own, Zoe Gilbert's \u003ci\u003eFolk \u003c\/i\u003eis a dark, beautiful and intoxicating debut.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152088482032,"sku":"9781408884379","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408884379_p0.jpg?v=1763719593","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408884379","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}