{"product_id":"mothtown-isbn-9781915202734","title":"Mothtown","description":"\u003cb\u003eIncluding illustrations from bestselling illustrator and political cartoonist, Chris Riddell, \u003ci\u003eMothtown \u003c\/i\u003eis the unsettling and eerie new novel by Caroline Hardaker, perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eMidsommar \u003c\/i\u003eand Rivers Solomon's \u003ci\u003eSorrowland.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a child, David could tell something was wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe kids in school spread rumours of missing people, nests of bones and bodies appearing in the mountains. His sister refused to share what she knew, and his parents turned off the TV whenever he entered the room. \u003ci\u003eProtecting him\u003c\/i\u003e, they said. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorse, the only person who shared anything at all with him, his beloved grandpa, disappeared without a goodbye. Mum and Dad said he was dead. But what about the exciting discovery Grandpa had been working on for his whole life? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow 26, David lives alone and takes each day as it comes. When a strange package arrives on his doorstep, one with instructions not to leave the Earth, a new world is unfurled before David, one he’s been trying to suppress for years…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending horror and literary fiction, \u003ci\u003eMothtown \u003c\/i\u003eis the strange new novel from celebrated author Caroline Hardaker.\"Hardaker will put a spell on you with her sleek and haunting prose.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Silvia Moreno-Garcia,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ebestselling author of\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMexican Gothic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Hardaker returns with yet more moody and malevolent body horror, rife with the underpinning themes of isolation and loneliness.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e– SciFiNow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hardaker’s prose is pensive, melancholic and lyrical.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003eThe Fantasy Hive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Mothtown\u003c\/i\u003e broke my mind in the best way. It is a touching story of a grandfather who discovers a secret about the nature of Universe (think Lord Asriel of \u003ci\u003eHis Dark Materials\u003c\/i\u003e, but more domesticated) and his grandson, David, who tries to follow him into the place he goes. Revelation, transformation, and madness follow in this absolute song of a book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Chris Panatier, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Phlebotomist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMothtown\u003c\/i\u003e is an ambitious, intimate portrait of an isolated mind and the atrophy of societal bonds. A real treat for the fans of Kazuo Ishiguro and of Susanna Clark’s \u003ci\u003ePiranesi\u003c\/i\u003e, it’s one of those books that will stay with you for a long time.\"\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e– \u003cb\u003eGabriela Houston\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Second Bell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eADDITIONAL PRAISE FOR CAROLINE HARDAKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Deliciously creepy!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Chris Riddell, \u003c\/b\u003etriple Award-winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Highly recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Booklist, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"as thought-provoking as it is chilling.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hardaker’s prose is pensive, melancholic and lyrical.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003eThe Fantasy Hive\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"an exceptional debut novel.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003eSciFiNow\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The writing is wistful and works in such a way you don't realise how wonderfully strange the book is until you are enfolded in it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e– \u003c\/i\u003eRJ Barker, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bone Ships\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An unapologetic, intimate tale of our shared human fragility, and the deceptions we employ to keep from breaking.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e– \u003c\/i\u003eChris Panatier, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Phlebotomist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Creepy and enthralling, Hardaker’s superbly written debut will drip feed you dread from beginning to end.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Dan Hanks, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaptain Moxley and the Embers of the Empire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Mothtown is an ambitious, intimate portrait of an isolated mind and the atrophy of societal bonds. A real treat for the fans of Kazuo Ishiguro and of Susanna Clark’s Piranesi, it’s one of those books that will stay with you for a long time.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e – \u003cb\u003eGabriela Houston\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Second Bell\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Hardaker will put a spell on you with her sleek and haunting prose.”\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eSilvia Moreno-Garcia\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMexican Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMothtown\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale about discovering how to belong. Hardaker doesn’t write a book you simply read, she delivers a book you experience.\" \u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eNils Shukla\u003c\/b\u003e, The Fantasy Hive\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMothtown\u003c\/i\u003e is haunting, atmospheric and wonderfully uncanny...a novel unlike any other, that will stick with me for a long time to come. Chris Riddell’s style and choice of illustrations manage to complement and enhance the story in just the right way to add another dimension.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrimdark Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"An uncanny and arresting exploration of love, grief, and metamorphosis.\"\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eCarys Bray\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eA Song for Issy Bradley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eMothtown\u003c\/i\u003e is an immersive, shapeshifting book, a haunting meditation on grief, loneliness and our yearning to belong. Caroline Hardaker writes with a poet's sensibility, conjuring a world both vividly familiar and alienating, mapping the landscapes around us and the struggles of the human soul with empathy and beautiful prose. Strange and moving in the best way, this story will stay with me for a long time.\"\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003eSophie Keetch\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eMorgan Is My Name\u003c\/i\u003eCAROLINE HARDAKER is a poet and novelist from the northeast of England. She has published two collections of poetry, and her work has appeared worldwide in print and on BBC radio.  She is Writer in Residence for Newcastle Puppetry Festival and is currently collaborating with the Royal Northern College of Music to produce a cycle of songs to be performed throughout the year. She lives and writes in Newcastle.","brand":"Angry Robot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300609315045,"sku":"NP9781915202734","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781915202734.jpg?v=1767733010","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/mothtown-isbn-9781915202734","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}