{"product_id":"bitterthorn-by-kat-dunn","title":"Bitterthorn, by Kat Dunn (softback, english edition)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Baskerville Old Face, serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.3em; font-style: italic; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e🇬🇧 This book is in English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.3em; font-style: italic; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 25px; color: #8b0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Kat Dunn has spun a love story both intimate and epic.\" — Samantha Shannon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003eBITTERTHORN\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Kat Dunn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 25px; font-style: italic;\"\u003eCarnegie Medal Nominated • Nero Book Award Shortlisted • Polari Prize Longlisted\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.1em; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 25px; text-align: center;\"\u003eA darkly seductive sapphic Gothic romance inspired by Beauty and the Beast.\u003cbr\u003eShe offered herself to the Witch. She had no idea what awaited her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #8b0000; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eTHE STORY THAT WILL CONSUME YOU\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eIn the town of Blumwald, an ancient curse casts its shadow over everything. Deep in the wild wood, in a sinister castle, lives a monstrous Witch. Once a generation, she comes to claim a companion — and that companion is never seen again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow that time is drawing near once more.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMina\u003c\/strong\u003e, daughter of the duke, is grieving and lonely. She has lost all hope of any future for herself in Blumwald. So when the Witch demands her next companion, Mina does the unthinkable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 1.1em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe offers herself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eStranded with her darkly alluring captor, Mina begins to unravel the mystery of what happened to the companions who came before her. A terrifying secret lies at the heart of the castle — one that could save her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003eOr end it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.1em; font-style: italic; margin: 25px 0; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe curse is older than the town remembers.\u003cbr\u003eThe Witch is not what she seems.\u003cbr\u003eAnd Mina is falling in ways she never expected.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #8b0000; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eWHY BOOKTOK CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 25px; line-height: 1.8;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSapphic Gothic romance\u003c\/strong\u003e — A darkly seductive WLW love story unlike anything else in the genre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBeauty and the Beast reimagined\u003c\/strong\u003e — Familiar fairytale bones, utterly transformed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward-nominated\u003c\/strong\u003e — Carnegie Medal, Nero Book Award \u0026amp; Polari Prize recognition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSamantha Shannon approved\u003c\/strong\u003e — \"A love story both intimate and epic\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGothic atmosphere\u003c\/strong\u003e — A cursed town, a sinister castle, a wild wood, and a Witch who is more than she appears\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMystery \u0026amp; longing\u003c\/strong\u003e — \"The agony and ecstasy of longing and desire\" — Katherine Webber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTikTok sensation\u003c\/strong\u003e — One of BookTok's most beloved sapphic Gothic reads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #8b0000; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003ePERFECT FOR READERS WHO LOVE:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003eSapphic Gothic romance • Beauty and the Beast retellings • Dark fairytales • WLW fantasy • Gothic atmosphere • Fans of Samantha Shannon, Katherine Webber \u0026amp; Holly Black\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 20px; margin: 25px 0; border-left: 4px solid #8B0000;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📖 Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Softback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📏 Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 197 x 129 x 33 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📄 Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✍️ Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kat Dunn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🏢 Publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Andersen Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🗓️ Published:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 May 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🔥 Tropes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sapphic Gothic romance, Beauty and the Beast retelling, dark fairytale, cursed captor, WLW, ancient curse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #fff9f0; padding: 20px; margin: 25px 0; border: 2px solid #8B0000;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 1.1em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⚠️ \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eCONTENT NOTE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThis book contains dark themes including grief, captivity, and Gothic horror elements. 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Atmospheric, tender, and utterly haunting.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 1.2em; font-style: italic; margin: 30px 0;\"\u003e🖤 A standalone sapphic Gothic romance — complete and deeply satisfying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; font-size: 1.1em;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA darkly seductive Gothic fairytale of curses, captivity, and a love that grows in the most dangerous of places — between a girl with nothing left to lose and a Witch with everything to hide.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 25px; color: #666;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eColors might differ from the actual product due to photography lighting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"The Dark Rose Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56953685410123,"sku":"9781839132957","price":129.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/1781\/4603\/files\/20260402_083901.jpg?v=1776616629","url":"https:\/\/www.darkroseemporium.se\/products\/bitterthorn-by-kat-dunn","provider":"The Dark Rose Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}