{"product_id":"the-southern-book-clubs-guide-to-slaying-vampires","title":"The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e This funny and fresh take on a classic tale manages to comment on gender roles, racial disparities, and white privilege all while creeping me all the way out. So good.  Zakiya Dalila Harris, author of The Other Black Girl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow in paperback,\u003ci\u003e Steel Magnolias\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e in this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling horror novel about a women's book club that must do battle with a mysterious newcomer to their small Southern town.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBonus features:\u003cbr\u003e     Reading group guide for book clubs \u003cbr\u003e     Hand-drawn map of Mt. Pleasant \u003cbr\u003e     Annotated true-crime reading list by Grady Hendrix \u003cbr\u003e     And more! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ePatricia Campbell s life has never felt smaller. Her husband is a workaholic, her teenage kids have their own lives, her senile mother-in-law needs constant care, and she s always a step behind on her endless to-do list. The only thing keeping her sane is her book club, a close-knit group of Charleston women united by their love of true crime. At these meetings they re as likely to talk about the Manson family as they are about their own families.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne evening after book club, Patricia is viciously attacked by an elderly neighbor, bringing the neighbor's handsome nephew, James Harris, into her life. James is well traveled and well read, and he makes Patricia feel things she hasn t felt in years. But when children on the other side of town go missing, their deaths written off by local police, Patricia has reason to believe James Harris is more of a Bundy than a Brad Pitt. The real problem  James is a monster of a different kind and Patricia has already invited him in. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLittle by little, James will insinuate himself into Patricia s life and try to take everything she took for granted including the book club but she won t surrender without a fight in this blood-soaked tale of neighborly kindness gone wrong.; The New York Times Best Seller\u003cbr\u003eA Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Best Fiction Book of 2020\u003cbr\u003eA Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteel Magnolias meets Dracula in this '90s-set horror novel about a women's book club that must do battle with a mysterious newcomer to their small Southern town, perfect for murderinos and fans of Stephen King.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatricia Campbell s life has never felt smaller. Her husband is a workaholic, her teenage kids have their own lives, her senile mother-in-law needs constant care, and she s always a step behind on her endless to-do list. The only thing keeping her sane is her book club, a close-knit group of Charleston women united by their love of true crime. At these meetings they re as likely to talk about the Manson family as they are about their own families.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne evening after book club, Patricia is viciously attacked by an elderly neighbor, bringing the neighbor's handsome nephew, James Harris, into her life. James is well traveled and well read, and he makes Patricia feel things she hasn t felt in years. But when children on the other side of town go missing, their deaths written off by local police, Patricia has reason to believe James Harris is more of a Bundy than a Brad Pitt. The real problem  James is a monster of a different kind and Patricia has already invited him in. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLittle by little, James will insinuate himself into Patricia s life and try to take everything she took for granted including the book club but she won t surrender without a fight in this blood-soaked tale of neighborly kindness gone wrong.","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":54020780720466,"sku":"9781683692515","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_ae38c8f5-8f72-4d86-8243-8fa1f5bf308a.jpg?v=1784286436","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/the-southern-book-clubs-guide-to-slaying-vampires","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}