{"product_id":"gothic-tales-by-elizabeth-gaskell-9780140437416","title":"Gothic Tales","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Gaskell's chilling Gothic tales blend the real and the supernatural to eerie, compelling effect. \u003cem\u003eDisappearances\u003c\/em\u003e, inspired by local legends of mysterious vanishings, mixes gossip and fact; \u003cem\u003eLois the Witch\u003c\/em\u003e, a novella based on an account of the Salem witch hunts, shows how sexual desire and jealousy lead to hysteria; while in \u003cem\u003eThe Old Nurse's Story\u003c\/em\u003e a mysterious child roams the freezing Northumberland moors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether darkly surreal, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Poor Clare\u003c\/em\u003e, where an evil doppelgänger is formed by a woman's bitter curse, or mischievous like \u003cem\u003eCurious, if True\u003c\/em\u003e, a playful reworking of fairy tales, all the stories in this volume form a stark contrast to the social realism of Gaskell's novels, revealing a darker and more unsettling style of writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46530858025196,"sku":"9780140437416","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780140437416.jpg?v=1749528416","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/gothic-tales-by-elizabeth-gaskell-9780140437416","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}