{"product_id":"9781408895474","title":"The Haunting of Alma Fielding: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020","description":"Author: Summerscale, Kate\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781408895474\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Nov 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM BRITAIN'S TOP-SELLING TRUE CRIME WRITER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful book' HILARY MANTEL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gothic, dark and scandalous' \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIt is 1938. As the shadow of fascism darkens over Europe, strange things are happening in Alma Fielding's suburban home in Croydon. Crockery flies off the shelves; stolen rings appear on Alma's fingers; and white mice scuttle out of her handbag.\u003cbr\u003eNandor Fodor     chief ghost hunter for the International Institute for Psychical Research     arrives on the scene, determined to crack the case. As Fodor's obsession deepens, and Alma becomes ever more disturbed, the pair find themselves in a treacherous battle of wills . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Prepare not to see much broad daylight, literal or metaphorical, for days if you read this' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Nobody is better at unpicking stories of ghosts and murder than Kate Summerscale   - Will stay with you for weeks' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As gripping as a novel. An engaging, unsettling, deeply satisfying read' SARAH WATERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A detective novel, a ghost yarn and a historical record rolled into one . . . Electrifying' \u003ci\u003ei-PAPER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It would be impossible to read this dry-eyed'\u003ci\u003e SPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNote- There is a chance the book cover you receive may differ from the cover displayed here","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629803622558,"sku":"UBD-9781408895474","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781408895474.jpg?v=1774221433","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781408895474","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}