{"product_id":"the-starving-bride-catherine-chidgey-pre-order","title":"The Starving Bride - Catherine Chidgey PRE-ORDER","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"is-hidden__small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot product-about 9780735219335 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\" id=\"seemore-0\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eRELEASE DATE 8 OCTOBER - PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook at her.  How serene she is in her long white dress, eyes closed like a stone copy of herself.  Perhaps she lives on air.  We would like a little piece of her – a hank of hair, a pared fingernail slender as a new moon, a wisp of skin peeled from a sunburned shoulder.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngland,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ethe near future\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDumped by her boyfriend, fired from her job and estranged from her parents, Hazel Whitlock signs up for a sideshow act in Blackpool.  The seaside resort has revived all the cancelled old favourites and she will be the Starving Bride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn display in the iconic Blackpool Tower, with a ravenous lion prowling the enclosure, Hazel must lie in silence while strangers view her body.  As the days tick down, thousands are captivated by Hazel's transformation.  Some are inspired.  Some are obsessed.  And some are watching far more closely than they should be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHazel's old friend Gilda becomes increasingly worried for her welfare.  Councillor Frank Marsh warns that the Tower could collapse – but no one will listen.  As the spectacle spirals and the world outside grows increasingly unstable, Hazel must confront the truth: how far is she willing to go to be seen?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e256 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-listen-to-a-clip\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot product-listen show\"\u003e\n\u003ca name=\"#listen-to-a-clip\" id=\"listenToAClip\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49017668731034,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/9781776923199TheStarvingBride.jpg?v=1786937437","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.pro\/products\/the-starving-bride-catherine-chidgey-pre-order","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}