{"product_id":"leviathan-3","title":"Leviathan","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSELECTED AS ONE OF THE OBSERVER''S 10 BEST DEBUT NOVELISTS OF 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It’s hard to believe that such an accomplished novel could be a debut - \u003ci\u003eThe Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e is a gloriously dark story that sweeps you along to its harrowing yet satisfying conclusion. Superb'' Susan Stokes-Chapman, number one \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePandora\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Darkly compelling and dripping with atmosphere... bewitching’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacey Halls, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTHE FAMILIARS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beguiling tale of superstition, myth and murder, perfect for fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Binding, The Essex Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSHE IS AWAKE...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNorfolk, 1643. With civil war tearing England apart, reluctant soldier Thomas Treadwater is summoned home by his sister, who accuses a new servant of improper conduct with their widowed father. By the time Thomas returns home, his father is insensible, felled by a stroke, and their new servant is in prison, facing charges of witchcraft.Thomas prides himself on being a rational, modern man, but as he unravels the mystery of what has happened, he uncovers not a tale of superstition but something dark and ancient, linked to a shipwreck years before.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSomething has awoken, and now it will not rest.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichly researched, incredibly atmospheric, and deliciously unsettling, \u003ci\u003eThe Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e is set in England during a time of political and religious turbulence. It is a tale of family and loyalty, superstition and sacrifice, but most of all it is a spellbinding mystery and a story of impossible things.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Outstanding... a seething, haunting delight'' Beth Underdown, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eTHE WITCHFINDER''S SISTER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Thoroughly gripping and utterly absorbing'' Jennifer Saint, author of \u003ci\u003eARIADNE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312803160446,"sku":"NW9781526637369","price":9.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781526637369.jpg?v=1778552678","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/leviathan-3","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}