{"product_id":"the-wise-friend-9781787584020","title":"The Wise Friend","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"An absolute master of modern horror. And a damn fine writer at that\" - \u003cb\u003eGuillermo del Toro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured in \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e's Top SF\/Fantasy \u0026amp; Horror of 2020.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePatrick Torrington's aunt Thelma was a successful artist whose late work turned towards the occult. While staying with her in his teens he found evidence that she used to visit magical sites. As an adult he discovers her journal of her explorations, and his teenage son Roy becomes fascinated too. His experiences at the sites scare Patrick away from them, but Roy carries on the search, together with his new girlfriend. Can Patrick convince his son that his increasingly terrible suspicions are real, or will what they've helped to rouse take a new hold on the world? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFLAME TREE PRESS\u003c\/b\u003e is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flame Tree Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787584020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2020 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ramsey Campbell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36668961128604,"sku":"9781787584020","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_27c08e20-965e-4d0a-9dd3-3cffd3037446.jpg?v=1603918893","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-wise-friend-9781787584020","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}