{"product_id":"creep-a-love-story","title":"Creep: A Love Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCreep\u003c\/i\u003e is everything I want from a novel--it's obsessive, it's rapturous, it spirals into the most masochistic corners of the mind. A perfectly twisted debut.\"--Anna Dorn, author of \u003ci\u003ePerfume \u0026amp; Pain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A chilling book by an exciting new voice.\"--\u003ci\u003eVogue \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a blistering new voice in dark literary fiction, a novel of psychological suspense and an unsettling portrait of loneliness, obsession, and identity which asks: if a stranger was left alone in your house, how well could they truly get to know you--enough to fall in love with you?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice and Tom are made for each other. Deeply connected, they share a flat in London, go to galleries together, enjoy the same books and wine. They even share a toothbrush. It's all picture perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept Alice and Tom have never met.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice has been cleaning Tom's apartment every Wednesday for a year. With every smudge wiped from his coffee cup, every multivitamin counted in the jar, Alice spirals deeper into infatuation, imagining a love so powerful it might erase a lifetime of self-hatred and loneliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as Alice prepares for the moment when she and Tom will finally meet face-to-face, she discovers that love might not be the cure she thought it was. Instead, the line between fantasy and reality becomes ever more blurred, shattering everything Alice thought she knew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in Alice's compelling, deliciously acidic voice, \u003ci\u003e Creep\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary study of unreliability and unlikability. Exploring alienation, class, and race, it's a skilled debut with resonance in the way that we view women, mental health, and the lost in society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA great psychological thriller for spooky-season nights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA perfect addition to any Halloween reading list for fans of unsettling stalker novels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Published as \u003ci\u003eThis Immaculate Body\u003c\/i\u003e in the UK]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emma Van Straaten","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52025330827565,"sku":"BS-8XD-411012","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/9780063411012-HD.jpg?v=1777301329","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/creep-a-love-story","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}