{"product_id":"9780765337474","title":"Nothing to Devour : Motherless Children #3","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNothing to Devour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Glen Hirshberg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Brilliantly dark, captivating.”—Elizabeth Hand on \u003ci\u003eGood Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlen Hirshberg's critically-acclaimed trilogy comes to a shattering conclusion that proves that this International Horror Guild and Shirley Jackson Award winner understands the true depths and heights of this thing called life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLibrarian Emilia is alone in a library that is soon to close its doors forever. Alone save for one last patron, his head completely swathed in bandages, his hands gloved, not one inch of skin exposed. Emilia feels sorry for him—like her, he is always alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday, he sees, really sees, Emilia. \u003cbr\u003eWhat he does to her then is unspeakable. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThousands of miles away, another victim rises—a dead woman who still lives. Sophie is determined to protect the people she loves best in the world—but she is a monster. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo Jess, it doesn’t matter that Sophie was once as close to her as her own daughter. It doesn’t matter that Sophie’s baby died so that Jess’s grandson could live. It only matters that Sophie is a vampire. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVampires can’t be trusted. \u003cbr\u003eEven if they love you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAunt Sally loved all the monsters she’d created in the hundreds of years since she died and rose again. She loved her home in the bayou. When her existence was exposed to the human world, she didn’t hesitate to destroy her home, and her offspring, to save herself. Herself, and one special girl, Aunt Sally’s last chance to be a perfect mother. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese people are drawn together from across the United States, bound by love and hatred, by the desire for reunification and for revenge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn their own ways, they are all monsters. \u003cbr\u003eSome deserve to live.\u003cbr\u003eSome do not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eMotherless Children Trilogy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eMotherless Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#2 \u003ci\u003eGood Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#3 \u003ci\u003eNothing to Devour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for the Motherless Children novels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Grandly sweeping, capable of tremendous reach, and open to all aspects of human experience. \u003ci\u003eMotherless Child \u003c\/i\u003eshows Hirshberg at the peak of his form.”—Peter Straub\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eGood Girls:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Glen Hirshberg continues to knock it out of the park with \u003ci\u003eGood Girls\u003c\/i\u003e. This is why vampire fiction will never die.”—Jonathan Maberry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The satisfyingly gruesome surprise ending nicely sets up the third and final book in Hirshberg’s brilliant, darkly captivating trilogy.”—Elizabeth Hand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A finely observed, truly horrific take on vampires. His version of these creatures of the night continues to impress as actually scary. Our protagonists are brave, clever and loving — but that may not be nearly enough to save them.”—\u003ci\u003eRT Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 4 ½ stars, Top Pick!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This intense novel weaves its themes of love, loss, family obligation, and personal sacrifice into a richly textured tale of supernatural horror. The novel’s suspenseful finale is a bravura display of storytelling finesse; its visceral horrors are intensified by the care that Hirshberg has taken to develop the emotional lives of the characters.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Good Girls] packs as hard a punch as its predecessor, although it easily stands on its own. Not your average story of vampires, this tale of family, love, and near redemption will please genre and literary enthusiasts alike.”—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A creepy, atmospheric novel that never lets up. Powerful…full of creeping horror and believable characterizations. This hair-raising horror novel causes serious shivers with its portrait of humans and vampires pushed to their limits.”—\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Moves at a crackling pace, mixing road novel with buddy story (and female buddies, at that) and adding a healthy dollop of good old-fashioned horror. A vampire novel that deserves your attention.”—\u003ci\u003eCemetery Dance Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eMotherless Child\u003c\/i\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMotherless Child\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A compelling, heartbreaking thriller full of character, grit, and sorrow. 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