{"product_id":"ruins-4","title":"Ruins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch4\u003e ''I loved this novel'' SARAH PEARSE, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sanatorium \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch4\u003e ''Rippling with suspense'' VICTORIA SELMAN, author of \u003ci\u003eTruly, Darkly, Deeply \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBEHIND EVERY STRONG WOMAN IS A GIRL WHO SURVIVED . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummer, 1985:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruby has stayed at the chateau with her family every summer since she can remember. It was her favourite place to be, but this year uninvited guests have descended, and everything is about to change. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the intense August heat cloaks the chateau, the adults within start to lose sight of themselves, and darkness begins to creep around them. With the summer spiralling out of control, Ruby and her two young friends soon discover it is best not to be seen or heard until, one fateful night, an incident occurs that can never be undone. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummer, 2010:\u003c\/b\u003e One of the three young girls, now grown and newly widowed, returns to the chateau. In her fight to free herself from its grip, she uncovers what truly happened that long, dark summer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e is a dark and suspenseful tale of control, and the women determined to fight back.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e~*~ WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT \u003ci\u003eTHE RUINS \u003c\/i\u003e~*~\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003ePowerful \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eaccomplished\u003c\/b\u003e'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eKept me\u003c\/b\u003e absolutely \u003cb\u003egripped\u003c\/b\u003e'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eDark\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eatmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e suspenseful\u003c\/b\u003e'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Should be on everyone''s \u003cb\u003emust buy\u003c\/b\u003e list'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A really, really dark read that was \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I \u003cb\u003ecouldn''t put it down\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003ewill stay with me\u003c\/b\u003e for a long time'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I \u003cb\u003eloved it\u003c\/b\u003e'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315146662270,"sku":"NW9781529408850","price":11.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529408850.jpg?v=1778715113","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/ruins-4","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}