{"product_id":"this-vicious-hunger-9780356517629","title":"This Vicious Hunger","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author of Wild and Wicked Things comes a dark gothic fantasy about intoxication, obsession and a desperate hunger for knowledge, whatever the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThora Grieve finds herself destitute and an outcast after the sudden death of her husband, but a glimmer of hope arrives when a family friend offers her the chance to study botany under a famed professor. Once at the university, Thora becomes entranced by a mysterious young woman, Olea, who emerges each night to tend to the plants in the private garden below her window.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHungry for connection, Thora befriends Olea through the garden gate and their relationship quickly and intensely blossoms. Intoxicated, Thora throws herself into finding a cure for Olea's ailment and sinks deeper into a world of beauty, poison and obsession. She's finally found the freedom to pursue her darkest desires, but will it be worth the price?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Francesca May\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fantasy\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 10 Mar 2026 by Little, Brown Book Group.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Francesca May","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320419885434,"sku":"9780356517629","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780356517629.jpg?v=1790651928","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/this-vicious-hunger-9780356517629","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}