{"product_id":"barrowbeck","title":"Barrowbeck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Barrowbeck casts a real spell - or is it a curse?' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Thrilling, unsettling, ominous . . . like a knock at the door on a dark evening' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Impeccable and beautifully drawn . . . Hurley has been rightly lauded in British folk-horror circles' \u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFor centuries, the inhabitants of Barrowbeck, a remote valley on the Yorkshire-Lancashire border, have lived uneasily with forces beyond their reckoning. They raise their families, work the land, and do their best to welcome those who come seeking respite. But there is a darkness that runs through the village as persistently as the river.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A father fears that his daughter has become possessed by something unholy.\u003cbr\u003e A childless couple must make an agonising decision.\u003cbr\u003e A widower awaits the return of his wife.\u003cbr\u003e A troubled man is haunted by visions of end times.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As one generation gives way to the next and ancient land is carved up in the name of progress, darkness gathers. The people of Barrowbeck have forgotten that they are but guests in the valley. Now there is a price to pay. Two thousand years of history is coming to an end.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Hurley's achievement is, like American craftsman of the weird H.P. Lovecraft before him, to put humanity in its place' \u003ci\u003eNorthern Soul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Hurley is the master of contemporary British folk horror' \u003ci\u003eDazed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**COMING SOON**\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSALTWASH\u003c\/i\u003e, the disturbing new novel from Andrew Michael Hurley. Pre-order now!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781399817509\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hurley, Andrew Michael","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £5.82","offer_id":47970683453617,"sku":"SB-1399817507-C4","price":5.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1399817507.jpg?v=1790276695","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/barrowbeck","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}