{"product_id":"decadence-8","title":"Decadence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A triumph of the queer gothic' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eane Flett, author of \u003ci\u003eFreakslaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Seductive and surprising at every turn'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaitlin Blackwell Baines, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Build a Haunted House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lush, sinister and blackly funny' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Collins, author of \u003ci\u003eA Good House for Children\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the height of lockdown, six friends make an illicit break for freedom. They're determined to enjoy their summer at Holt House, even if that means ignoring the deep fractures in their group.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Jan is secretly sleeping with Nadya, whose boyfriend, Theo - ever the gracious host - just wants everyone to get high. Kara and Luke can't stop fighting, and Jan's ex-lover, Ursie, feels out of place among their excess and privilege.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  As tempers flare and old wounds reopen, their friendship begins to strain - politics, racism, antisemitism, sex and lies. And with drugs and desires blurring in the shadows of the house, a more ominous force threatens to ruin their trip...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Both a deeply unnerving read and a sly commentary on the skeletons in Britain's closet'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Gosling, author of \u003ci\u003eBliss \u0026amp; Blunder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A drug-fuelled cross between \u003ci\u003eThe Decameron \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/i\u003e ... Craig at her unsettling best'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHesse Phillips, author of \u003ci\u003eLightborne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eLush, complex, and close to the bone, \u003ci\u003eThe Decadence\u003c\/i\u003e filled me with horror in the best way'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKrystelle Bamford, author of \u003ci\u003eIdle Grounds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57260711510360,"sku":"9781529371789","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781529371789_48d657cf-6750-4121-ac14-311c2137173f.jpg?v=1780119934","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/decadence-8","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}