{"product_id":"9780349019048","title":"The Fate of Mary Rose","description":"Author: Caroline Blackwood\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349019048\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Feb 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PITCH-BLACK REDISCOVERED CLASSIC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Booker-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eGreat Granny Webster, \u003c\/i\u003ethis twisted modern classic is perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Celia Dale. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'One of the greatest, darkest writers who ever lived' \u003cb\u003eVirginia Feito\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This chillingly profound story drips with classy darkness. . . a one-way descent into the abyss' \u003cb\u003eJanice Hallett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A dark masterpiece' \u003cb\u003eCamilla Grudova\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I absolutely loved this . . . Creepy, atmospheric and dark as a village green at midnight' \u003cb\u003eAlice Slater\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A devastating investigation of neurosis, hysteria and cruelty' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I read it with wide eyes and unsavoury glee' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Caroline Blackwood sits firmly alongside the greats like Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith' \u003cb\u003eAraminta Hall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Compulsive, cruel and brilliant' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Gimlet-eyed and masterful' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe was dead even before I became aware of her existence . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA child has been abducted from a sleepy Kent village, her face plastered across the media.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the crime unleashes a wave of hysteria, the claustrophobic world of Rowan Anderson and his inscrutable wife begins to disintegrate. Consumed by her macabre fixation, Cressida is determined to save their sickly daughter, Mary Rose, from the same fate - and perhaps even from Rowan himself.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith caustic wit and pitch-black brilliance, Caroline Blackwood creates a skin-crawling - and utterly compulsive - story of repressed violence, female rage, and maternal obsession. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCED BY CAMILLA GRUDOVA \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67641995427998,"sku":"ADS-9780349019048","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349019048.jpg?v=1792557973","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349019048","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}