{"product_id":"fawn-by-c-n-vair","title":"Fawn by C.N. Vair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF RELEASE: 27 AUG 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnter the sanctuary at your own risk. The primal and unsettling tale of just how far a woman must go to protect nature and its inhabitants, perfect for fans of Francine Toon and Andrew Michael Hurley. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'The devil came on the autumn equinox, as he always did.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTess Wynne keeps mostly to herself in the hills of Appalachia. Her wildlife sanctuary is a refuge for the wounded and unwanted - and the only home she has left. She has built it carefully, with old rituals and even older bargains with the ominous visitor that comes each year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen she finds a doe split open on the road. Beside it is the fawn who survived. Red-mouthed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull set of teeth. Hungry. From the moment Tess brings it home, whispers gather in town.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA new pastor starts asking questions. And inside Tess, something primal begins to wake: anger, appetite, the slow understanding that prey is only prey for so long. Dark, tender and eerie, Fawn is a slow-burning folk horror of nature, ritual and feverish femininity - a story about what a woman must become to protect what is hers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback | Extent: 368 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublication: 27 Aug 2026, Transworld\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857508805\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57464030888318,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9780857508805.jpg?v=1779811645","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/fawn-by-c-n-vair","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}