{"product_id":"the-decadence-9781529371789","title":"The Decadence : An unnerving novel of summer debauchery","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A triumph of the queer gothic'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Flett, author of Freakslaw\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Seductive and surprising at every turn'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaitlin Blackwell Baines, author of How to Build a Haunted House\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Lush, sinister and blackly funny'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKate Collins, author of A Good House for Children\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the height of lockdown, six friends make an illicit break for freedom. They're determined to enjoy their summer at Holt House, even if that means ignoring the deep fractures in their group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJan is secretly sleeping with Nadya, whose boyfriend, Theo - ever the gracious host - just wants everyone to get high. Kara and Luke can't stop fighting, and Jan's ex-lover, Ursie, feels out of place among their excess and privilege.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs tempers flare and old wounds reopen, their friendship begins to strain - politics, racism, antisemitism, sex and lies. And with drugs and desires blurring in the shadows of the house, a more ominous force threatens to ruin their trip...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Both a deeply unnerving read and a sly commentary on the skeletons in Britain's closet'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictoria Gosling, author of Bliss \u0026amp; Blunder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A drug-fuelled cross between The Decameron and The Haunting of Hill House ... Craig at her unsettling best'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHesse Phillips, author of Lightborne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Lush, complex, and close to the bone, The Decadence filled me with horror in the best way'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKrystelle Bamford, author of Idle Grounds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Leon Craig\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eOf specific Gay \u0026amp; Lesbian interest, Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Horror \u0026amp; ghost stories, Gay \u0026amp; Lesbian studies\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 Aug 2026 by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Leon Craig","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57322090856826,"sku":"9781529371789","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781529371789.jpg?v=1790684165","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-decadence-9781529371789","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}