{"product_id":"9781835415993","title":"The Sourdough Compendium","description":"\u003cb\u003eAward-winning stories from the world of All the Murmuring Bones and The Briar Book of the Dead, this is a compendium of fantastic tales from the dark gothic heart of the Sourdough universe. Witches, assassins and pirates are brought to life in immersive, sinister and magical prose.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin these pages, coffin-makers work hard to keep the dead buried and their own murderous urges in check; poison girls are schooled in the art of marital assassination; books carry forth stories and forbidden secrets; a young witch wreaks a terrible revenge on an old lover; the Little Sisters of St Florian devote their lives to knowledge good and bad; a dying forest god is reinvigorated; mermaids and seamstresses make dangerous bargains; changelings bring havoc. Saints slumber, hind-girls dance across the countryside, bears show their true colours, and the fate of the upper and lower worlds rests on the whim of a volatile plague maiden…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComprised of three collections (\u003ci\u003eSourdough and Other Stories, The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Tallow-Wife and Other Tales\u003c\/i\u003e) these award-winning stories form much of the foundational mythology for Slatter's dark fairy-tale gothic Sourdough novels. Exquisite, compelling and rich with unforgettable characters, these tales layer and intertwine in the dextrous hands of a master storyteller.","brand":"A.G. Slatter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48437692793044,"sku":"9781835415993","price":27.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b29a0900-f29c-4c24-b7c0-cd5277bdcd71.jpg?v=1786125621","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9781835415993","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}