{"product_id":"9781471151637","title":"The Vanishing","description":"'Think \u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e, but ten times darker, and you have \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing \u003c\/i\u003e… \u003cb\u003eas dark and eerie and gothic as the Yorkshire Moors it is set on.\u003c\/b\u003e One to curl up by the fire with on a windy night’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn top of the Yorkshire Moors, in an isolated spot carved out of a barren landscape, lies White Windows, a house of shadows and secrets. Here lives \u003cb\u003eMarcus Twentyman\u003c\/b\u003e, a hard-drinking but sensitive man, and his sister, the brisk widow, \u003cb\u003eHester\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When runaway \u003cb\u003eAnnaleigh\u003c\/b\u003e first meets the Twentymans, their offer of employment and lodgings seems a blessing. Only later does she discover the truth. But by then she is already in the middle of a web of darkness and intrigue, where murder seems the only possible means of escape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlready a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author with her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Sophia Tobin as a major talent. Stunning, twisting historical fiction for all fans of Jessie Burton and Tracy Chevalier. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Undeniably page-turning’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Entertaining’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003cb\u003eVivid, absorbing\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ewonderfully gothic\u003c\/b\u003e, with shades of Sarah Waters and Emily and Charlotte Brontë’ \u003cb\u003eKate Riordan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003cb\u003eBrilliantly Brontë-esque\u003c\/b\u003e. Perfect reading for a \u003cb\u003estormy night\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003cb\u003eAnna Mazzola\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A vivid sense of the period … which stays with the reader long after the final page’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe i\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘The plotting is skilful, with a network of lies being woven so that no one, characters or readers, can be sure of the truth’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Atmosphere aplenty and some real surprises’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ‘Echoes \u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/i\u003e with its setting and sense of intrigue’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An atmospheric tale of betrayal and revenge’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ewoman\u0026amp;home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A thrilling, atmospheric page-turner’\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Metro \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Playful and menacing, \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/i\u003e is a pitch perfect evocation of a classic nineteenth century Gothic novel which confirms Sophia Tobin as a writer of the highest calibre' \u003cb\u003eWilliam Ryan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Constant Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163011039472,"sku":"9781471151637","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781471151637_p0.jpg?v=1763596688","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781471151637","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}