{"product_id":"lit-anna-woods","title":"LIT - Anna Woods","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"c-book-details__desc is-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-v-6ccf5d04=\"\" class=\"product-keynote\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat would you do if someone you knew came back from the dead?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-6ccf5d04=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA deceptively cloying and dark roiling undercurrent weaves its way through the core of this taut, original novel, with layered and nuanced characters, complex, slow-burn plotting, and a tense climax. Anna Woods, I'm a fan.\u003c\/i\u003e\" - Nicola Moriarty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGin is an architect on the brink. LIT, the Auckland-based practice she shares with her girlfriend, Clary, has been precarious since their third partner - Clary's ex, Billy -disappeared, presumed dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, several years later, LIT's financial problems and Gin's personal debts are snowballing. Clary - emotionally fragile since the disappearance - is growing increasingly remote and elusive. When Gin begins to be haunted by glimpses of Billy, she blames stress and guilt. But could he be back, threatening to expose the past?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrapped in a web of secrecy and betrayal, Gin's downward spiral gathers force as she begins to suspect her paranoia hides an even more shocking truth - one that will send her whole life up in flames.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stunning debut literary-suspense novel from award-winning writer Anna Woods explores the insidious charm of those who gaslight us, and examines the blurry line between love and control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eLIT is a highly sophisticated thriller, pulsing with paranoia and suspense, its claustrophobic tension tightening with every page. Anna Woods' debut is the ultimate slow burn, elegant, compulsive and haunting\u003c\/i\u003e.' - Rose Carlyle, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Sharp, twisty and atmospheric. Woods is an exciting new voice in psychological suspense.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e- Rachel Paris, author of See How They Fall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-v-6ccf5d04=\"\" class=\"header-top\"\u003eAuthor bio:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-v-6ccf5d04=\"\"\u003eAnna Woods is an award-winning writer from Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, whose short fiction has been published in a range of journals and anthologies. The recipient of various awards, residencies and mentorships, she has won the Sargeson Prize and been shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLIT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-hidden__small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sp__the-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e336 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48159892242586,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/LIT-anna-woods-9781786588265.jpg?v=1780099520","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.com\/products\/lit-anna-woods","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}