{"product_id":"darker-days","title":"Darker Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePropulsive and haunting, \u003cem\u003eDarker Days\u003c\/em\u003e is a devastating modern take on the Faustian pact, and begs the question: how far would you go for your own happiness?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Lock Haven, a quiet little town in Washington State, there is a very special street. Bird Street. The residents of Bird Street are all successful, wealthy, healthy and happy. And their children are all well-mannered and smart and high achievers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt least they are for eleven months of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn November, however, the ‘Darker Days’ begin. For November’s the month when things take a turn for the worse: accidents, bad luck, familial conflict and illness take hold. And it is in November that a stranger comes to Bird Street to collect the debt owed by the residents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause, you see, there is a price that must be paid for all the happiness and good fortune they enjoy for the other eleven months of year. And that price is one human life. Every November. Without fail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd so it has been for over a hundred years. To ease their guilt, the residents of Bird Street seek out individuals – usually the elderly or the terminally ill – who wish to die with dignity and are content to be helped on their way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut this year, things don’t go to plan. This year events take a terrifying turn...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas Olde Heuvelt is an international bestselling author from The Netherlands. His breakthrough novel \u003cem\u003eHex \u003c\/em\u003ewas published in over 25 countries and hailed as 'totally, brilliantly original' by Stephen King and as 'phenomenal, phenomenal' by film director Mike Flanagan. His follow-up novels \u003cem\u003eEcho\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOracle \u003c\/em\u003ehave since seen global publication, the former boasts, according to the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, 'possibly the most frightening prologue ever written', while the latter was judged by \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e to be his 'sharpest, most compelling work to date'. Olde Heuvelt, whose last name in Dutch dialect means 'Old Hill', was the first translated author to win a Hugo Award (for his short fiction, in 2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bantam UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173466947741,"sku":"9780857508195","price":103.5,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/9780857508195.jpg?v=1763361777","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/darker-days","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}