{"product_id":"9781250217264","title":"The Survival of Molly Southbourne","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Survival of Molly Southbourne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tade Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTade Thompson returns to his \"bloody exploration of of identity and self in a changed world\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) in \u003ci\u003eThe Survival of Molly Southbourne\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho was Molly Southbourne? What did she leave behind? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA burnt-out basement. A name stained in blood. Bodies that remember murder, one of them left alive. A set of rules that no longer apply.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMolly Southbourne is alive. If she wants to survive, she'll need to run, hide, and be ready to fight. There are people who remember her, who know what she is and what she's done. Some want her alive, some want her dead, and all hold a piece to the puzzles in her head. Can Molly escape them, or will she confront the bloody history that made her?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thompson’s terrifying and poignant follow-up to 2017’s \u003ci\u003eThe Murders of Molly Southbourne\u003c\/i\u003e poses thoughtful questions about identity and what it means to be human, and packs in all the tension of a crackerjack thriller.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Just as chilling as its predecessor, exploring identity and nature in a captivatingly bloody manner. This distinctive horror novella will linger in readers' minds long after they finish.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Give this to readers who like stories that cross the borders between horror, dystopian tales, and science fiction.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A must read for any lover of dark fantasy fiction.\" —\u003ci\u003eAurealis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Murders of Molly Southbourne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Murders of Molly Southbourne\u003c\/i\u003e is so strange and well-written and well-conceived. I read it in one sitting and yet it follows me around wherever I go. I loved it.\" —Paul Tremblay, author of \u003ci\u003eDisappearance at Devil's Rock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A bold outpouring of flesh and crisis at once horrifying and familiar.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Inventive, chilling, and professionally rendered.\" —Elizabeth Bear, author of \u003ci\u003eKaren Memory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This premise fleshes out the strangeness and the grace of the human condition as well as anything I've read.\" —Stephen Graham Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eMongrels\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMapping the Interior\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tade Thompson's writing is as inexorable as a march to the executioner's block, layered with cold dread and an exquisite understanding of body horror.\" —Cassandra Khaw, author of the Persons Non Grata series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Murders of Molly Southbourne\u003c\/i\u003e is bloody, quiet, haunting, and sharp—a book worth savoring.\" —Max Gladstone, author of the Craft Sequence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This bloody exploration of identity and self in a changed world will stay with readers long after they finish the last page.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A bloody, intriguing puzzle of a novella.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An enormously vivid, enormously peculiar novel... compellingly written.\" —\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Excellent, bloody, unsettling.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Book Smugglers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Murders of Molly Southbourne\u003c\/i\u003e reaches deep into the heart of existence and drags our fears into the sunlight. An excellent, terrifying read.\" —Fran Wilde, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eUpdraft\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCloudbound\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHorizon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tade Thompson weaves a subtle, surreal tale of life, death, love and damnation around an absolutely unforgettable heroine. Molly will terrify you, even as she breaks your heart.\" —Stephanie Saulter, author of the (R)Evolution books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"By turns disturbing, fascinating and heartbreaking, and mesmerizing from first to last.\" —Simon Bestwick, author of the Black Road series and \u003ci\u003eThe Feast Of All Souls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Viciously real. Chillingly absurd. There's a visceral, bloody logic to Tade Thompson’s tale of self murder.” —Jon Courtenay Grimwood, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fallen Blade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A story to make your skin crawl and your veins feel full of dark secrets.\" —Sophia McDougall, author of the Romanitas trilogy, \u003ci\u003eMars Evacuees\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpace Hostages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A darkly compelling, offbeat tale punctuated by memorable characters and an endlessly fascinating mystery. The dark imagination of Tade Thompson is a wondrous thing to behold.” —Maurice Broaddus, author of \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A novella that showcases the emotional depth of this writer, Tade Thompson’s The Murders of Molly Southbourne is utterly compelling, dark and disturbing.” —Kaaron Warren, author of \u003ci\u003eSlights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250217264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40708858151118,"sku":"9781250217264","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_1282ab5c-056e-44b2-9fcb-f1ca5ff44d95.jpg?v=1640665065","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250217264","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}