{"product_id":"fragile-animals","title":"Fragile Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003eStruggling to deal with the familial trauma of her Catholic upbringing, hotel cleaner, Noelle, travels to the Isle of Bute. There, she meets a man who claims to be a vampire, and a relationship blooms between them based solely on confession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as talk turns sacrilegious, and the weather outside grows colder, Noelle struggles to come to terms with her blasphemous sexuality. She becomes hounded by memories of her past: her mother's affair with the local priest, and the part she played in ending it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBridging the gaps between contemporary gothic fiction, queer fiction and magical realism, \u003cem\u003eFragile Animals\u003c\/em\u003e lures readers into Noelle's loose grasp on her world and immerses them in some of Scotland's most harsh and claustrophobic environments.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oldcastle Books \/ VERVE Books","offers":[{"title":"B Format Paperback","offer_id":58562298937669,"sku":"9780857307002","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/1497\/6069\/files\/9780857307002.jpg?v=1784026873","url":"https:\/\/shop.oldcastlebooks.co.uk\/products\/fragile-animals","provider":"Oldcastle Books \/ VERVE Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}