{"product_id":"vervain-hollow","title":"Vervain Hollow","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A masterpiece of slow-creeping dread that keeps unravelling into darker, stranger layers. Magnetic, twisty and deliciously unsettling. It will draw you into its spell and then haunt you. Unforgettable. If Catriona Silvey's starting a cult, sign me the heck up.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eSam Beckbessinger, author of Femme Feral\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Vervain Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e is a delightfully twisting slice of Gothic Americana anchored by exquisitely drawn characters and relationships. Silvey deftly draws us into the toxic joy of cult-living and as we delve deeper into what happened before, and what must come next, the narrative tension is never less than fraught.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eIan Green, Arthur C. Clarke-shortlisted author of Extremophile\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A dark and mind-bending tale with an atmosphere of mounting claustrophobia, \n\u003ci\u003eVervain Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliantly-paced gothic cult horror which poses the question: is it better to accept reality, however cold, or sink into the pleasure of beautiful lies, and can we always trust ourselves to tell the difference?\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eMarianne Gordon, author of The Raven's Trade duology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCatriona Silvey\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the international bestseller \n\u003ci\u003eMeet Me in Another Life\u003c\/i\u003e. She was born in Glasgow and grew up in Scotland and England. After collecting an unreasonable number of degrees from the universities of Cambridge, Chicago, and Edinburgh, she settled in Edinburgh where she lives with her husband and children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Profoundly unsettling, like a nightmare from which you can't seem to wake. Silvey explores the depths of desire, loneliness, and obsessive control--all told through the framework of a supernatural monster, and the young humans he draws into his web.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eSunyi Dean, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book Eaters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eVERVAIN HOLLOW: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"An otherworldly portrayal of fanaticism and evangelism with an expansive moral lesson about the dangers that lie in sacrificing one's identity to fit in...Silvey's exploration of what drives people into cults is sensitive yet poignant and speaks to the modern moment. This thoughtful and haunting novel is an excellent addition to the growing number of regional gothics.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Sinister and all-consuming, \n\u003ci\u003eVervain Hollow \u003c\/i\u003edraws you into a world of lies, doubt, desire and despair, and swallows you whole. A cult horror classic in the making.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003eKat Dunn, author of the national bestseller Hungerstone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR CATRIONA SILVEY: \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"Inventive, bold and surprising . . . Cleverly constructed and highly entertaining.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eCharles Yu, National Book Award winner of Interior Chinatown, on Meet Me in Another Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Catriona Silvey is an absolute must-buy author for me.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eMike Chen, New York Times bestselling author of A Quantum Love Story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/27\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9781454965121, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Union Square \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496050360598,"sku":"9781454965121","price":34.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781454965121.jpg?v=1783051770","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/vervain-hollow","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}