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THE NO. 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER �?~I devoured this�?T V.E. Schwab �?~A vampire-themed Handmaid�?Ts Tale, with effective thrills that are intensified by social commentary�?T Guardian A gorgeous new fantasy horror �?” a book about stories and fairy tales with family and love at its dark heart�?� A gorgeous new fantasy horror �?” a book about stories and fairy tales with family and love at its dark heart�?� Hidden across England and Scotland live six old Book Eater families. The last of their lines, they exist on the fringes of society and subsist on a diet of stories and legends. Children are rare and their numbers have dwindled, so when Devon Fairweather�?Ts second child is born a dreaded Mind Eater �?” a perversion of her own kind, who consumes not stories but the minds and souls of humans �?” she flees before he can be turned into a weapon for the family�?� or worse. Living among humans and finding prey for her son, Devon seeks a cure for his hunger. But time is running out �?” for her family want her back, and with every soul her son consumes he loses a little more of himself�?� This is a story of escape, a mother�?Ts savage devotion and a queer love that will electrify readers looking for something beguiling, thrilling, strange and new. Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke, and Let the Right One In; 304 pages; 03/08/2023
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