{"product_id":"the-hounding-hardcover","title":"The Hounding - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eXenobe Purvis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 riverbank to portentous ravens gathering on the roofs of people about to die. But when the villagers start to hear barking, and one claims to \u003ci\u003esee\u003c\/i\u003e the Mansfield sisters transform before his very eyes, the allegations spark fascination and fear like nothing has before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA richly atmospheric parable of the pleasures and perils of female defiance, \u003ci\u003e The Hounding\u003c\/i\u003e considers whether in any age it might be safer to be a dog than an unusual young girl.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXenobe Purvis\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Tokyo in 1990. She studied English Literature at the University of Oxford, has an MA in creative writing from Royal Holloway, and was part of the London Library's Emerging Writers Programme. She is a writer and literary researcher, with essays published in the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e London Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 8.24 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43158425403455,"sku":"9781250366382","price":32.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/kbZVpfvDoY9781250366382.webp?v=1776989828","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-hounding-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}