{"product_id":"the-house-by-the-poppy-field-a-ghost-story-for-christmas-paperback","title":"The House by the Poppy Field: A Ghost Story for Christmas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarjorie Bowen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSeth\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[This] series of Christmas ghost stories, miniature books chosen and illustrated by the cartoonist Seth ... [offers] chills--and charm.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorld-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaitland returns to his ancestral estate after having lived a largely solitary life. He soon finds himself increasingly obsessed with the magnificent field of poppies surrounding his home, as well as the man harvesting them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarjorie Bowen\u003c\/b\u003e (1885-1952) was a prolific British author who wrote historical romances, supernatural horror stories, popular history, and biography. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeth \u003c\/b\u003eis the cartoonist behind the comic-book series \u003ci\u003ePalookaville\u003c\/i\u003e, which started in the stone age as a pamphlet and is now a semi-annual hardcover. His comics have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, Best American Comics, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. His illustrations have appeared in numerous publications including the cover of the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, The Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCanadian Notes \u0026amp; Queries\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the subject of a recent documentary from the National Film Board of Canada, \u003ci\u003eSeth's Dominion\u003c\/i\u003e. Seth lives in Guelph, Ontario, with his wife Tania and their two cats in an old house he has named \"Inkwell's End.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 5.8 x 3.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154591748231,"sku":"9781771965736","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f28f5a35cd1d0ea7c678fb69b9fd3667.webp?v=1733229640","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-house-by-the-poppy-field-a-ghost-story-for-christmas-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}