{"product_id":"9781250241443","title":"Ormeshadow","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrmeshadow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Priya Sharma\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the 2019 Shirley Jackson Novella Award\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the 2020 BFS Award\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcclaimed author Priya Sharma transports readers back in time with \u003ci\u003eOrmeshadow\u003c\/i\u003e, a coming-of-age story as dark and rich as good soil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBurning with resentment and intrigue, this fantastical family drama invites readers to dig up the secrets of the Belman family, and wonder whether myths and legends are real enough to answer for a history of sin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUprooted from Bath by his father's failures, Gideon Belman finds himself stranded on Ormeshadow farm, an ancient place of chalk and ash and shadow. The land crests the Orme, a buried, sleeping dragon that dreams resentment, jealousy, estrangement, death. Or so the folklore says. Growing up in a house that hates him, Gideon finds his only comforts in the land. Gideon will live or die by the Orme, as all his family has.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This novella reads like something torn out of the pages of Charles Dickens or Thomas Hardy—a dark coming-of-age saga set in the pastoral, pre-modern English countryside.\"—\u003ci\u003eAurealis Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I love the structure of \u003ci\u003eOrmeshadow—\u003c\/i\u003eeach chapter a kind of story unto itself and yet all flowing smoothly together. If you like graceful writing in your fantasy fiction, depth of character, and a connection to real life issues, this is a perfect read.\" —Jeffrey Ford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is exactly the kind of book that I enjoy. The skillful creation of atmosphere, the touching and painful interaction of characters, the sense of creeping dread, and the sheer beauty and skillfulness of Sharma's prose prove what I thought when I read her short stories: that she is one of the most powerful writers of fantastical fiction working today. The complexity of \u003ci\u003eOrmeshadow's\u003c\/i\u003e narrative is underscored by Sharma's use of THE telling detail, but not much else. This is a fully-realised world populated with living, breathing characters whose emotions positively seethe.\" —Tade Thompson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner Shirley Jackson Award Winner (2019)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250241443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40722140037326,"sku":"9781250241443","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250241443","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}