{"product_id":"the-children","title":"The Children","description":"DESCRIPTION : \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e joyously grim, open-eyed, adult fairy tale with the messiest of morals' PAUL TREMBLAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003en insidious and masterfully cast spell of a book . . . G\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eorgeous and dreadful, I devoured it' MONA AWAD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_____________________________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir childhood was yours. They want it back . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuinevere’s late mother, Edith Sharpe, needs little introduction. Bestselling author of the unendingly successful Ninth City series, her books brought so much joy and inspired the imagination of countless children the world over. Guin’s childhood with her mother, brother Ennis and her actor father was a blissful, bohemian affair, filled with continuous laughter and surrounded by artistic types in their Vermont barnhouse. At least, this is the story Guin presents as she prepares for the press tour for her upcoming memoir about life in the Sharpe family. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow estranged from her brother and her parents long dead after a devastating fire, strange events threaten the veneer of serenity and familial harmony Guin is keen to project. Ennis, now a notorious artist with a troubled past, announces a new installation – his first since a disastrous last show one year prior – simply entitled \u003ci\u003eMother\u003c\/i\u003e. And Guin can’t help but worry that the truth behind their idyllic childhood is about to blow her world apart. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold in alternating narratives between 1990s Vermont and present-day New York, \u003ci\u003eThe Children\u003c\/i\u003e is a twisting narrative of family secrets and long-held resentments, which asks whether we can ever really exorcise the ghosts of a childhood forsaken in favour of a parent’s artistic vision.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_____________________________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e poison apple of a book: glossy, sweet, and absolutely terrifying' ALIX E. HARROW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Twisty and strange in all the best ways' HEATHER FAWCETT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPRODUCT DETAILS : \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003ctable\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eISBN : 9781037202469 \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eBY (AUTHOR) Albert, Melissa \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLISHER : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC  \u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003ePUBLICATION DATE : June 04, 2026 \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCOUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom \u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eIMPRINT : Bloomsbury Circus \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLANGUAGE : English \u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eAGE : General \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003ePRODUCT FORM : Paperback \/ softback \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/table\u003e\n    DIMENSION : 234 mm x 153 mm \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT CATEGORY :\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Fiction-Related-items\"\u003eFiction \u0026amp; Related items\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Albert, Melissa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49786305478933,"sku":"9781037202469","price":210.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/7087\/3174\/files\/The_Children_9781037202469.jpg?v=1771910989","url":"https:\/\/bookazine.com.hk\/products\/the-children","provider":"Bookazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}