{"product_id":"monstrum-by-lottie-mills-9780861549337","title":"Monstrum","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to be different in a world that values perfection, at any cost?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLottie's writing is a superb flight of the imagination\u003c\/em\u003e — A.S. Byatt, author of \u003cem\u003ePossession\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHaunting, luridly beautiful, and at times shockingly, deliciously gruesome\u003c\/em\u003e — Jenn Ashworth, author of \u003cem\u003eGhosted\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA 'Best Book for May 2024' according to Cosmopolitan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Lottie Mills, the winner of the BBC Young Writers' Award in 2020, comes this beautifully crafted collection of stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA father and daughter build a life for themselves on an isolated beach. But the outside world is pressing in. It's only a matter of time before their secret refuge is discovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA young disabled woman opts to receive a perfect, pain-free body. Soon, however, she finds herself haunted by the one she cast off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA travelling circus master discovers the ideal addition to his cabinet of curiosities: 'damaged', 'grotesque', gifted. He plans to make her the star of his show; she plans to take her revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonstrum\u003c\/em\u003e captures the experience of characters excluded by a society that cannot accept their difference. Eerie, fantastical and hugely ambitious, this collection announces the arrival of an outstanding new literary voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLottie's stories reminded me of what matters\u003c\/em\u003e — Claire Oshetsky\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMagical and haunting\u003c\/em\u003e — Jan Carson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461178736876,"sku":"9780861549337","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780861549337-monstrum.jpg?v=1774961216","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/monstrum-by-lottie-mills-9780861549337","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}