{"product_id":"the-winter-guest-by-sarah-moss-9781037412172","title":"The Winter Guest","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJanice is a widow in her 70s. This Christmas, with family elsewhere, she is off to spend Christmas at a friend's hotel in the West of Ireland. She finds herself the only guest, until a man appears, having arrived by boat. They share dinner on Christmas Eve. When she asks him to tell his story he says, \u003cem\u003e\"I'd have to kill you if I told you\"\u003c\/em\u003e, and Janice, having heard men say things like this before, calls his bluff: they agree to tell each other the worst thing they've ever done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe, it turns out, committed a huge financial crime at Christmas twenty-five years ago and has been on the run ever since but has come back to see his mother, who lives locally and has been given a terminal diagnosis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd Janice has a story of her own to tell. But can we trust her? And should this man be so careless with his own story, even if it is Christmas Eve...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Winter Guest\u003c\/em\u003e by Sarah Moss is a compelling tale of secrets, trust, and the unexpected encounters that change our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598847312108,"sku":"9781037412172","price":23.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781037412172-the-winter-guest-1.jpg?v=1790725228","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-winter-guest-by-sarah-moss-9781037412172","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}