{"title":"Emily McBride","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmily McBride’s works invite readers into richly woven stories that explore the depths of human experience with a delicate yet compelling touch. Her narrative style blends lyrical prose with keen emotional insight, making each novel a resonant journey through the complexities of life and relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn books like \u003cem\u003eQueen Mab\u003c\/em\u003e, McBride marries imagination with grounded storytelling, offering a unique take on general fiction that captivates with both subtlety and intensity. Readers can expect evocative settings, thoughtful character development, and themes that linger long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"queen-mab-by-emily-mcbride-9781805338062","title":"Queen Mab","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a changeling in this story, but who is it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMadeleine, a promising grad student, is newly married when her baby daughter Maud arrives — perfect despite a traumatic labour. But just a few nights into their life, something seems amiss. Maud never stops crying. Her hunger is insatiable. Her eyes glint with a kind of ancient mischief. Could Maud be a fairy child, swapped when she wasn't paying attention? Is her real daughter elsewhere, dancing in the half-light with sprites and foxes?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs her husband Tom continues with his day-to-day, working toward a promotion, Madeleine slips further into violent visions. Panicked at her lack of maternal love and shut out from her old life, she turns to what she knows best, literature, for answers. The old myths and stories end in sorrow and bloodshed, after all, the fairies don't just kidnap babies — they're partial to young women too. Is Maud the changeling, or is it Madeleine? And if she's been swapped, how will she find her way back?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eQueen Mab\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting portrait of madness, motherhood, the myths that haunt us, and the families who keep us tethered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48334319780076,"sku":"9781805338062","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781805338062-queen-mab-1.jpg?v=1788915087"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/emily-mcbride.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}