{"product_id":"quaint-folk-by-bitter-karella","title":"Quaint Folk by Bitter Karella","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFolk horror meets cottage gore, from Hugo Award-nominated horror author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wicker Man meets The Twisted Ones in Bitter Karella's Quaint Folk-a queer folk horror novel that peels back the idyllic veneer of a perfectly quaint island town to reveal the rot beneath. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer 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. When her husband's job has them move abroad, Jessica thinks this is her chance for a fresh start.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey tell visitors, we're a quaint, quiet people. The right sort of family would do well here. Jessica is determined to be the right kind of person for a family-and a life-like this.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut as she tries to befriend the townsfolk and learn their ways, she soon realizes that beneath the town's cosy idyll, something sickly-sweet and rotten lays buried...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished: \u003c\/strong\u003e6th October 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Merlin's Book Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59590487048540,"sku":null,"price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/9331\/4140\/files\/Quaintfolk.png?v=1792425616","url":"https:\/\/merlinsbookemporium.co.uk\/products\/quaint-folk-by-bitter-karella","provider":"Merlin's Book Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}