{"product_id":"melmoth-by-sarah-perry","title":"Melmoth by Sarah Perry","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 118, 21);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE STUNNING NEW NOVEL FROM THE NUMBER 1 \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/em\u003eBESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003cem\u003eTHE ESSEX SERPENT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTwenty years ago, Helen Franklin did something she cannot forgive herself for, and she has spent every day since trying to hide from its memory. But the sheltered life she has crafted for herself is about to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA strange manuscript has come into her possession, filled with testimonies from the darkest chapters of human history. Each one records sightings of a tall, silent woman in black, with unblinking eyes and bleeding feet: Melmoth, the loneliest being in the world. Condemned to walk the Earth forever, she tries to beguile the guilty and lure them away for a lifetime wandering alongside her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eEveryone that Melmoth seeks out must make a choice: to live with what they've done, or be led into the darkness. Despite her scepticism, Helen can't stop reading, or shake the feeling that someone is watching her. As the past finally catches up with her, she too must choose which path to take.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eExquisitely written, and gripping until the very last page, this is a masterpiece of moral complexity, asking us profound questions about mercy, redemption and how to make the best of our conflicted world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenres: \u003c\/strong\u003eHistorical Fiction - Gothic - Horror - Fantasy - Literary Fiction - Mystery - English Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Perry, Sarah","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback:","offer_id":50593113276502,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/2350\/4982\/files\/Sarah_Perry_-_Melmoth.jpg?v=1791084538","url":"https:\/\/www.secondhandpages.com.au\/products\/melmoth-by-sarah-perry","provider":"Secondhand Pages ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}