{"product_id":"used-hungerstone-hc","title":"Used - Hungerstone - HC","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHungerstone\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrillingly seductive sapphic romance for fans of S.T. Gibson’s \u003ci\u003eA Dowry of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e and Emilia Hart’s \u003ci\u003eWeyward\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor what do you hunger, Lenore?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLenore is the wife of steel magnate Henry, but ten years into their marriage, the relationship has soured and no child has arrived to fill the distance growing between them. Henry's ambitions take them out of London and to the imposing Nethershaw manor in the countryside, where Henry aims to host a hunt with society’s finest. Lenore keeps a terrible secret from the last time her husband hunted, and though they never speak of it, it haunts their marriage to this day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe preparations for the event take a turn when a carriage accident near their remote home brings the mysterious Carmilla into Lenore's life. Carmilla who is weak and pale during the day but vibrant at night; Carmilla who stirs up a hunger deep within Lenore. Soon girls from local villages begin to fall sick before being consumed by a bloody hunger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTorn between regaining her husband's affection and Carmilla's ever-growing presence, Lenore begins to unravel her past and in doing so, uncovers a darkness in her household that will place her at terrible risk . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet against the violent wilderness of the moors and the uncontrolled appetite of the industrial revolution, \u003ci\u003eHungerstone\u003c\/i\u003e is a compulsive feminist reworking of \u003ci\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/i\u003e, the book that inspired \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e: a captivating story of appetite and desire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Publish Date - 02\/06\/2025 - Used Hardcover","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54504457830710,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8714\/8342\/files\/IMG-6125.heic?v=1788454507","url":"https:\/\/thenandnowbookshop.com\/products\/used-hungerstone-hc","provider":"Then \u0026 Now Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}