{"product_id":"fawn-c-n-vair","title":"Fawn - C.N. Vair","description":"\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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDark, 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnter the sanctuary at your own risk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Unflinching... \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eI loved it' \u003c\/em\u003e- Lucy Rose, Sunday Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lamb\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Beware, this book is pretty but it has sharp teeth' \u003c\/em\u003e- Rachel Harrison, New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Disturbing, seductively written fiction about power and female rage'\u003c\/em\u003e - Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blood Stone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59166486954329,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/5709\/2185\/files\/image_2026-08-26_163242379.png?v=1787758364","url":"https:\/\/bloodstonebooks.co.uk\/products\/fawn-c-n-vair","provider":"Blood Stone Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}