{"title":"Melissa Faliveno","description":"\u003cp\u003eMelissa Faliveno’s fiction offers a compelling exploration of human nature and resilience, weaving intimate stories that linger long after the last page. Her narratives often delve into the complexities of identity and connection, portrayed with a subtle yet affecting prose style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect evocative storytelling grounded in emotional depth, where every character’s journey reveals nuanced reflections on life’s challenges and transformations. Her work invites contemplation and a fresh perspective on familiar themes within contemporary general fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hemlock-by-melissa-faliveno-9780316588195","title":"Hemlock","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA woman haunted by a dark inheritance returns to the woods where her mother vanished, in this queer Gothic novel—a butch \u003ci\u003eBlack Swan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSam, finally sober and stable with a cat and a long-term boyfriend in Brooklyn, returns alone to \u003ci\u003eHemlock\u003c\/i\u003e, her family's deteriorating cabin deep in the Wisconsin Northwoods, where her mother disappeared years before and never returned. But a quick, practical trip takes a turn for the worse when the rot and creak of the forest starts to creep in around the edges of Sam's mind. It starts, as it always does, with a beer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Sam dips back into the murky waters of dependency, the inexplicable begins to arrive at her door in the forms of a neighbour who leaves no trace, a talking doe who sounds just like Sam's missing mother, and a series of mysterious gifts that might be a welcome or a warning. And as Sam's stay extends—as the town's grip on her tightens and her body takes on a strange new shape—the borders of reality begin to blur, and she senses she is battling something sinister—whether nested in the woods or within herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHemlock\u003c\/i\u003e is a carnal coming-of-addiction, a dark sparkler about rapture, desire, transformation, and transcendence in many forms. What lives at the heart of fear—animal, monster, or man? How do we contain a threat that may come from within? And how can we reject our own inheritance, the psychic storm that's been coming for generations, and rebuild a new home for ourselves?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Han Kang's \u003ci\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHemlock\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of singular style, with all the edginess of a survival story and a simmering menace that glints from the very periphery of the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47734234546412,"sku":"9780316588195","price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780316588195-hemlock.jpg?v=1781218797"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/melissa-faliveno.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}