{"product_id":"creep-a-love-story","title":"Creep: A Love Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCreep\u003c\/i\u003e is everything I want from a novel--it's obsessive, it's rapturous, it spirals into the most masochistic corners of the mind. A perfectly twisted debut.\"--Anna Dorn, author of \u003ci\u003ePerfume \u0026amp; Pain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A chilling book by an exciting new voice.\"--\u003ci\u003eVogue \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a blistering new voice in dark literary fiction, a novel of psychological suspense and an unsettling portrait of loneliness, obsession, and identity which asks: if a stranger was left alone in your house, how well could they truly get to know you--enough to fall in love with you?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlice and Tom are made for each other. Deeply connected, they share a flat in London, go to galleries together, enjoy the same books and wine. They even share a toothbrush. It's all picture perfect.\u003cbr\u003eExcept Alice and Tom have never met.\u003cbr\u003eAlice has been cleaning Tom's apartment every Wednesday for a year. With every smudge wiped from his coffee cup, every multivitamin counted in the jar, Alice spirals deeper into infatuation, imagining a love so powerful it might erase a lifetime of self-hatred and loneliness.\u003cbr\u003eBut as Alice prepares for the moment when she and Tom will finally meet face-to-face, she discovers that love might not be the cure she thought it was. Instead, the line between fantasy and reality becomes ever more blurred, shattering everything Alice thought she knew.\u003cbr\u003eTold in Alice's compelling, deliciously acidic voice, \u003ci\u003e Creep\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary study of unreliability and unlikability. Exploring alienation, class, and race, it's a skilled debut with resonance in the way that we view women, mental health, and the lost in society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA great psychological thriller for spooky-season nights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA perfect addition to any Halloween reading list for fans of unsettling stalker novels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Published as \u003ci\u003eThis Immaculate Body\u003c\/i\u003e in the UK]\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0063411016\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780063411012\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Van Straaten, Emma\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Feb 2025)","offer_id":45937267736773,"sku":"9780063411012","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780063411012.jpg?v=1772856716","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/creep-a-love-story","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}