{"product_id":"after-midnight-by-daphne-du-maurier-9780349019543","title":"After Midnight","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA stunning new hardback collection of Daphne du Maurier's thirteen darkest stories - introduced by international bestseller Stephen King.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Her talent is a bright light that will guide you. These remarkable stories await'\u003c\/em\u003e - Stephen King\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A marvellously dark, unsettling collection. I loved it'\u003c\/em\u003e - Sarah Waters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Unputdownable . . . \u003cem\u003eAfter Midnight\u003c\/em\u003e promises to never let you sleep again'\u003c\/em\u003e - Lucy Rose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Daphne du Maurier is the Godmother of Fear'\u003c\/em\u003e - Alice Slater\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn a sharp December day, the wind changes - and the birds begin to gather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the twisting alleyways of Venice, a grieving couple catch a glimpse of their lost child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA woman returns home to find no trace of her existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the inimitable imagination of Daphne du Maurier, these thirteen stories pierce to the dark heart of our relationships: between men and women, humanity and nature, love and obsession, the future and the past. Uncanny, provocative and spine-crawlingly terrifying, these tales will keep you up long after midnight. Whatever you do, don't look now . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for Daphne du Maurier:\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Masterful, troubling and wickedly seductive'\u003c\/em\u003e - Sarah Perry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Du Maurier is mistress of the sleight of hand in fiction'\u003c\/em\u003e - Maggie O'Farrell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'She was able to make worlds in which people and even houses are mysterious and mutable, not as they seem'\u003c\/em\u003e - Olivia Laing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The master of slow-burning menace'\u003c\/em\u003e - Stacey Halls\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Daphne du Maurier remains the indisputable queen of the sophisticated literary thriller . . . often imitated and never, ever surpassed'\u003c\/em\u003e - Laura Shepperson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A glittering collection of dark gems . . . Du Maurier was the queen of creepiness, and a writer of extraordinary talent. These stories will introduce you to her dark imaginings and keep you up well into the night. Do have nightmares. They'll be good ones'\u003c\/em\u003e - Anna Mazzola\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46811861450988,"sku":"9780349019543","price":59.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/f6911f75aede2bc9ad691f31f5d1a9bf.jpg?v=1757635287","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/after-midnight-by-daphne-du-maurier-9780349019543","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}