{"product_id":"the-animals-we-became","title":"The Animals We Became","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eYou exist because of a crime, because of a curse, and because of a trick.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlodeuedd never asked to be made.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCreated from flowers of oak, broom, and meadowsweet to marry a man cursed never to have a human wife, Blodeuedd has no knowledge of the world, no family outside the marriage, and no power to choose. But a caged animal still has claws, and Blodeuedd will find a way to be free, whatever the cost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGwydion knows what it is to be unmade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaunted by the years he served in animal form as punishment for his brother's crimes, Gwydion has turned his tricks to his nephew's happiness - and the creation of Blodeuedd is the greatest trick of them all. But his creation asks questions he cannot answer and drags from the depths of the forest the past he has been trying so hard to forget. Now they both must face their unmaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Wolf and His King\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomes a spellbinding new medieval fantasy standalone retelling the story of Blodeuedd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003efrom Welsh mythology in a profound exploration of cyclical trauma and transformation. As angry as it is hopeful, this visionary novel is unmissable for readers of Katherine Arden, Madeline Miller, and Samantha Shannon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePRAISE FOR\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE WOLF AND HIS KING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Howlingly good' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE BOOKSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Quiet, meditative, powerful' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLOCUS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautiful, lyrical tale of love, betrayal and above all, yearning' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSFX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'With prose that flows off the page like honey' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCRISTIN WILLIAMS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Will sink its teeth into you' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eV. V. JAMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Filled with loyalty and betrayal, dark secrets, and oh, so much yearning' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eKIMBERLY BEA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Finn Longman is a master of their craft' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWREN JAMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57557207417205,"sku":"978-1399621045","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/2_ae70ff61-41d6-4bc4-9fca-a8f896b59ef6.png?v=1789994631","url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.live\/products\/the-animals-we-became","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}