{"product_id":"slade-house-paperback","title":"Slade House - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bone Clocks \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eNamed One of the Best Books of the Year by \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, National Post, BookPage, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eKeep your eyes peeled for a small black iron door.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Down the road from a working-class British pub, along the brick wall of a narrow alley, if the conditions are exactly right, you'll find the entrance to Slade House. A stranger will greet you by name and invite you inside. At first, you won't want to leave. Later, you'll find that you can't. Every nine years, the house's residents--an odd brother and sister--extend a unique invitation to someone who's different or lonely: a precocious teenager, a recently divorced policeman, a shy college student. But what really goes on inside Slade House? For those who find out, it's already too late. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spanning five decades, from the last days of the 1970s to the present, leaping genres, and barreling toward an astonishing conclusion, this intricately woven novel will pull you into a reality-warping new vision of the haunted house story--as only David Mitchell could imagine it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSlade House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fiendish delight . . . Mitchell is something of a magician.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Entertainingly eerie . . . We turn to  Mitchell] for brain-tickling puzzle palaces, for character studies and for language.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A ripping yarn . . . Like Shirley Jackson's Hill House or the Overlook Hotel from Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eThe Shining, \u003c\/i\u003e  Slade House] is a thin sliver of hell designed to entrap the unwary. . . . As the Mitchellverse grows ever more expansive and connected, this short but powerful novel hints at still more marvels to come.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Like Stephen King in a fever . . . manically ingenious.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e(U.K.)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A haunted house story that savors of Dickens, Stephen King, J. K. Rowling and H. P. Lovecraft, but possesses more psychic voltage than any of them.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Tightly crafted and suspenseful yet warmly human . . . the ultimate spooky nursery tale for adults.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSlade House, The Bone Clocks, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, Black Swan Green, Cloud Atlas, Number9Dream, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Ghostwritten\u003c\/i\u003e. Twice shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Mitchell was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e in 2007. With KA Yoshida, Mitchell translated from the Japanese the internationally bestselling memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Reason I Jump\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Ireland with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42174895095943,"sku":"9780812988079","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ec8b9317e24a083e6cec87e1777edf85.webp?v=1733377642","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/slade-house-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}