{"product_id":"curdle-creek-by-yvonne-battle-felton-9780349703541","title":"Curdle Creek","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gorgeously written, surrealist folktale that goes bone deep. \u003cb\u003eCompelling, thought-provoking, thrilling, haunting\u003c\/b\u003e, Yvonne Battle-Felton's \u003ci\u003eCurdle Creek\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003esimply a marvel\u003c\/b\u003e, according to Paul Tremblay, author of \u003ci\u003eTHE CABIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHORROR MOVIE\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ethoughtful, sinister tour-de-force\u003c\/b\u003e' - Tananarive Due, L.A. Times Book Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eTHE REFORMATORY\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to \u003ci\u003eCurdle Creek\u003c\/i\u003e. We're dying to make you feel at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOsira, a forty-five-year-old widow, is an obedient follower of the strict conventions of Curdle Creek, an all-Black town in rural America governed by a tradition of ominous rituals designed to keep the residents safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCurdle Creek has one particularly strict policy: one in, one out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd one day, it is Osira's turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eForced into the great unknown, the sinister reality of her birthplace unravels around her. As she comes face-to-face with those she believed were lost, Osira must reckon with all she has ever been told and confront the insidious cruelties of inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'From the start, there are \u003cb\u003eechoes of Shirley Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e's \u003ci\u003eThe Lottery\u003c\/i\u003e, but readers who think they know where this is going will be surprised, as Osira's story has many weirder twists and turns ahead' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eTautly written, utterly gripping\u003c\/b\u003e, Yvonne Battle-Felton's novel invites the reader into \u003cb\u003ea world of mystery and mythology\u003c\/b\u003e' - Carolyn Ferrell, author of \u003ci\u003eDEAR MISS METROPOLITAN\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340707938540,"sku":"9780349703541","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7008bb75bcbce04272786e32be2f1635.jpg?v=1772191475","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/curdle-creek-by-yvonne-battle-felton-9780349703541","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}