{"product_id":"9781804367476","title":"The Keeper : A devastating small-town horror","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Langan, Sarah \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 8 February 2024 by Canelo in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Bedford Horror Series' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 197 x 27 | 270g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe lives in their dreams. They die in hers.Nothing good can grow in the forgotten town of Bedford. After the closure of the paper mill, the town has become a wasteland. A decade of layoffs has caused a collective bitterness, leading many inhabitants to alcoholism, crime and abuse. The worst symptom, however, is the nightmare they all share every single night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan Marley haunts their dreams. The object of derision, lust and fear, she wanders the town barefoot, never saying a word. But when she dies, betrayed by life one final time, Bedford begins to suffer horrors far more terrifying than any vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat dark secrets has Susan Marley been keeping?And why has she come back?For fans of A. M. Shine and Rebecca Netley, The Keeper is a chilling small-town horror from Bram Stoker Award winner Sarah Langan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Inhabits the mind like a dark, lingering smoke' Jack Ketchum, author of Offspring'Sarah Langan combines a genuinely poetic sensibility with a taste for horror's most bravura excesses' Peter Straub, author of Ghost Story\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48367230517572,"sku":"9781804367476","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/188b5cc5da36656d80f45b62389c8e34.png?v=1752764764","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.pro\/products\/9781804367476","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}