{"product_id":"9781943910625","title":"Eltonsbrody","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Woodsley, a young English painter, arrives in Barbados and finds no lodging available, he thinks himself fortunate to be invited to stay at Eltonsbrody, a mansion belonging to the eccentric widow Mrs Scaife. But behind the locked doors of the house’s disused rooms lurk terrible secrets, and soon strange and blood-curdling events begin to unfold. The tension builds towards a shocking and unforgettable conclusion, when the full horror of Eltonsbrody will be revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most prolific and important of 20th-century Caribbean writers, Edgar Mittelholzer (1909-1965) was at his best in Gothic novels like \u003cem\u003eMy Bones and My Flute\u003c\/em\u003e (1955) and \u003cem\u003eEltonsbrody \u003c\/em\u003e(1960). This first-ever reissue of Mittelholzer’s weird and chilling tale reproduces the original dust jacket art and includes a new introduction by John Thieme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘One of the modern giants of Caribbean writing.’ - \u003cem\u003eCaribbean Writers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A sanguinary essay in the macabre.’ - \u003cem\u003eThe Crisis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An original writer with a great command of language and atmosphere . . . true imaginative power.’ - \u003cem\u003eJohn O’London’s Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valancourt Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065345392880,"sku":"9781943910625","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781943910625_p0.jpg?v=1763793452","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781943910625","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}