{"product_id":"quaint-folk-1943","title":"Quaint Folk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuaint Folk \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eis a sharply satirical queer folk horror novel that peels back the idyllic veneer of a seemingly perfect island town to reveal the rot beneath, from Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author Bitter Karella. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The folk horror I always wanted: queer, funny, bloody, and outrageous in the best way.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Laura Cranehill, author of \u003ci\u003eWife Shaped Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the outside, it looks like Jessica has the perfect life. She's a stay-at-home mom, married to a man with a respectable job, raising a son they adore. Her family is as wholesome as all-American pie. But deep down, Jessica knows there's something wrong with her; she knows she can't escape her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen her husband's job has them move abroad, Jessica thinks this is her chance for a fresh start. On the remote island of Hasenhurst, the modern world can't get in. The people there grow their own herbs, make their own jam, and mind their own business. They believe in folk tales and the power of dreams. They tell visitors, we're a quaint, quiet people.The right sort of family would do well here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJessica is determined to be the right kind of person for a family--and a life--like this. But as she tries to befriend the townsfolk and learn their ways, she soon realizes that beneath the town's cozy idyll, something sickly-sweet and rotten lays buried ...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBitter Karella \u003c\/b\u003eis the writer and horror aficionado behind the twice Hugo-nominated microfiction comedy account @Midnight_pals, which asks what if all your favorite horror writers gathered around the campfire to tell scary stories. His work has appeared in Seize the Press, Tenebrous Press's \u003ci\u003eYour Body in Not Your Body, \u003c\/i\u003e and Ghoulish Books' \u003ci\u003eBound in Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e. She also dabbles in cartooning and text game design.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bitter Karella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67718971359517,"sku":"9780316581943","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9780316581943.jpg?v=1791564770","url":"https:\/\/www.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/quaint-folk-1943","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}