{"product_id":"9781492637431","title":"The Girl from Rawblood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of BEST HORROR NOVEL (August Derleth Award) at British Fantasy Awards 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor generations the Villarcas have died mysteriously, and young. Now Iris and her father will finally understand why. . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of England's century, as the wind whistles in the lonely halls of Rawblood, young Iris Villarca is the last of her family's line. They are haunted, through the generations, by \"her,\" a curse passed down through ancient blood that marks each Villarca for certain heartbreak, and death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIris forsakes her promise to her father, to remain alone, safe from the world. She dares to fall in love, and the consequences of her choice are immediate and terrifying. As the world falls apart around her, she must take a final journey back to Rawblood where it all began and where it must all end...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the sun dappled hills of Italy to the biting chill of Victorian dissection halls, \u003cem\u003eThe Girl from Rawblood \u003c\/em\u003eis a lyrical and haunting historical novel of darkness, love, and the ghosts of the past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for The Girl from Rawblood:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A hauntingly brilliant virtuoso performance.\" - Emma Healey, author of \u003cem\u003eElizabeth is Missing \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A gothic tale of love and madness, this atmospheric and chilling story drew me in from the first page, and kept me up at night, until I reached the last.\" - Claire Fuller, author of \u003cem\u003eOur Endless Numbered Days\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A story to satisfy the most gothic of hearts. I was hooked on the very first page and \u003cem\u003eThe Girl from Rawblood\u003c\/em\u003e never let me go. Sentence by sentence, Catriona Ward made herself one of my very favorite writers.\" - Kelly Link, award-winning author and Pulitzer Prize Finalist for \u003cem\u003eGet in Trouble \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant – The Girl From Rawblood is the old-school gothic novel I have been waiting for. While it delivers everything I want from a 'haunted house\/family curse' story, it is still stunningly original. I have never read anything like it and that's saying something.\" - Mike Mignola, creator of the Hellboy comic book series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Girl from Rawblood\u003c\/em\u003e weaves a spell that both terrifies and mesmerizes. As each layer of mystery is peeled away, more haunting truth is revealed. The book leaves the reader breathless in its gothic tale of fear, family, blood, and love.\" - Simone St. James, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Haunting of Maddy Clare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"'Beautifully written, in equal parts both terrifying and heart-breaking, The Girl from Rawblood is a dazzlingly brilliant Gothic masterpiece.\" - Sarah Pinborough, author of \u003cem\u003eBehind Her Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lush, macabre, chillingly good tale. From the modern horrors of man – medical experiments, war – to the ancient power of the natural world, \u003cem\u003eThe Girl from Rawblood\u003c\/em\u003e is not only a ghost story of the highest order, but a sublime meditation on the things that hold us captive: fidelity, fear, memory, love.\" - Leslie Parry, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Church of Marvels\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144954265840,"sku":"9781492637431","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781492637431_p0.jpg?v=1763661920","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781492637431","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}