{"product_id":"winter-guest","title":"Winter Guest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA short novel to gulp down in one sitting, \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Guest\u003c\/i\u003e, from \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, Sarah Moss, is an enthralling story about how the past will always come to find you in the end.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Deliciously twisty. Destined to be one of those Christmas Eve classics'' - Rachel Joyce\u003cbr\u003e''Pure pleasure from start to finish'' - Katherine Rundell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTell me the worst thing you’ve ever done.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Christmas Eve, in a hotel on Ireland’s west coast, a man and a woman meet for the first time. As a snowstorm gathers outside windows twinkling with fairy lights, they share a meal, pour wine, propose a toast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanice and Gerry may be strangers to one another, but they each have a confession to make.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the blizzard howls, the night will take an unexpected turn, and their conversation will have consequences far beyond the candlelit table . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A perfectly measured serving of expert storytelling with a deliciously dark twist. I inhaled it in a single sitting. This is classic Sarah Moss'' - Jan Carson, author of \u003ci\u003eFew and Far Between\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Guest\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Powerful, provocative and \u003cb\u003ea classic in the making\u003c\/b\u003e. One of my best reads of 2026'' *****\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eThe Winter Guest\u003c\/i\u003e then is \u003cb\u003ea perfect novel for a cold winters evening\u003c\/b\u003e, preferably beside a warm fire'' *****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003eSarah Moss has crafted \u003cb\u003ea perfect tale \u003c\/b\u003espun out beside a hotel fireside in the snow-swept darkness of an Irish Christmas'' *****\u003cbr\u003e''This short novella by Sarah Moss was \u003cb\u003ea delectable feast\u003c\/b\u003e'' *****\u003cbr\u003e''The writing is beautiful and \u003cb\u003ewill transport you to a stormy winters night\u003c\/b\u003e'' *****\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57502062051701,"sku":"9781037412172","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781037412172.jpg?v=1786780876","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/winter-guest","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}