{"product_id":"9781035407927","title":"Spoilt Creatures : An Observer Best Debut of 2024 - 'compelling, cultish and utterly feral' Alice Slater","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eObserver \u003c\/i\u003etop ten best new novelist for 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eA simmering debut, heady with the possibilities of language and the righteousness of female rage' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKiran Millwood Hargrave, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lush and dreamlike - a sweltering novel, where the sunlight pulses with nightmarish dread'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Walsh, author of \u003ci\u003eKala\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This lusciously verdant novel is rich in grit and dirt, in sensuality and oblivion'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLara Williams, author of \u003ci\u003eSupper Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A modern-day Dionysian cult of women in the woods - haunting and exhilarating'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Saint, author of \u003ci\u003eAriadne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Emma Cline's \u003ci\u003eThe Girls \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e . . . compelling, cultish and utterly feral'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Slater, author of \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey thought they knew everything about us. The kind of women we were.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIris is adrift when she meets the beguiling Hazel, who lives on a women's commune. As she is drawn into commune life, Iris is soon seduced by the possibility of a new start away from a world of men who have only let her down. At Breach House the women are free to live and eat abundantly, to be loud and dirty, all whilst under the leadership of their gargantuan matriarch, Blythe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut is Breach House truly the haven it seems? And just how much can Iris trust her new family? When an unforgivable transgression threatens the commune's existence, Iris and the other women find themselves hurtling towards an act of devastating violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFierce and unapologetic, \u003ci\u003eSpoilt Creatures \u003c\/i\u003eis an intoxicating debut that pulls back the skin of the patriarchy and examines the female rage that lies beneath.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45477698011357,"sku":"9781035407927","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781035407927.jpg?v=1720430110","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781035407927","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}