EAN: 9780008479480

THE BOOK EATERS - SUNYI DEAN KARTONIERT (TB)

THE NO. 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'I devoured this' V.E. Schwab'A vampire-themed Handmaid's Tale
with effective thrills that are intensified by social commentary' Guardian 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's 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's 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

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