{"product_id":"when-the-deep-dark-bush-swallows-you-whole","title":"When the Deep, Dark Bush Swallows You Whole","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘She wasn’t the first and she wouldn’t be the last; swallowed into the deep, dark recesses of the King Country bush, never to be seen again.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s January 1983. During his university summer break, Ryan Bradley returns to the remote town of Nashville in New Zealand’s rugged King Country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s a bittersweet he’s working long, punishing hours as a woolpresser, he needs to sell his late mother’s house, and he’s increasingly feeling like an outcast in his childhood town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut mostly he’s haunted by memories of Sanna Sovernen, a Finnish backpacker and his secret lover, who worked with him in the shearing shed the summer before - then vanished without trace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Sanna’s sister Emilia has arrived from Finland, determined to get answers - and as he’s the workmate who reported Sanna missing, she wants Ryan’s help. Because Emilia knows her sister was not the first female traveller in the area to disappear . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The stunning King Country landscape and scenery imbue the story with a real atmospheric sense of place. Fans of Chris Hammer, J P Pomare and Alan Carter will enjoy this gripping debut.' Books + Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A deftly wrought novel, compelling and complex. I loved it.’ MARGARET HICKEY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A gripping murder mystery set in 1980s small-town New Zealand, capturing the stifling atmosphere of a commun\u003cbr\u003eity steeped in secrets. With relentless suspense and a rich cast of characters, this impressive debut keeps the reader guessing to the very end.' ROSE CARLYLE\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51855324250429,"sku":"9781761349287","price":12.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3135\/9805\/files\/9781761349287.jpg?v=1781823495","url":"https:\/\/bookclub.org.nz\/products\/when-the-deep-dark-bush-swallows-you-whole","provider":"Book Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}