{"product_id":"the-hounding-uk-edition","title":"The Hounding - UK Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crucible \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin Suicides\u003c\/i\u003e in this haunting debut about five sisters in a small village in eighteenth century England whose neighbors are convinced they’re turning into dogs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEven before the rumors about the Mansfield girls begin, Little Nettlebed is a village steeped in the uncanny, from strange creatures that wash up on the riverbed to portentous ravens gathering on the roofs of people about to die. But when the villagers start to hear barking, and one claims to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003esee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the Mansfield sisters transform before his very eyes, the allegations spark fascination and fear like nothing has before.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe truth is that though the inhabitants of Little Nettlebed have never much liked the Mansfield girls—a little odd, think some; a little high on themselves, perhaps—they’ve always had plenty to say about them. As the rotating perspectives of five villagers quickly make clear, now is no exception. Even if local belief in witchcraft is waning, an aversion to difference is as widespread as ever, and these conflicting narratives all point to the same ultimate conclusion: something isn’t right in Little Nettlebed, and the sisters will be the ones to pay for it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs relevant today as any time before, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hounding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e celebrates the wild breaks from convention we’re all sometimes pulled toward, and wonders if, in a world like this one, it isn’t safer to be a dog than an unusual young girl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Publish Date - 2025 - Paperback UK Edition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54055231062326,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8714\/8342\/files\/IMG-5015.jpg?v=1779562001","url":"https:\/\/thenandnowbookshop.com\/products\/the-hounding-uk-edition","provider":"Then \u0026 Now Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}