{"product_id":"itch-the-darkly-feminist-horror-novel-crawling-under-your-skin-paperback","title":"Itch!: The Darkly Feminist Horror Novel Crawling Under Your Skin... - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGemma Amor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSomething moves on the forest floor . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Josie is at rock bottom. Burned out and heartbroken, she lives a haunted existence after returning to her isolated hometown on the edge of the Forest of Dean. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When she stumbles across a decaying, ant-infested body in the woods, Josie plummets into a downward spiral, facing uncomfortable truths about the victim and her own past - all whilst battling an infestation that seems to have burrowed into her mind . . . and her flesh. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Desperate for absolution, Josie scratches the surface of an age-old mystery - a masked predator stalks the forest around Ellwood, a place deeply gripped by folklore. So when the village prepares for its annual festival, and Josie gets closer and closer to unveiling a monster, she begins to ask herself: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre these dark crawling insects leading her to uncover the truth?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e. . . Or is she their next victim?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGemma Amor is a Bram Stoker and British Fantasy Award-nominated horror author, editor, illustrator, and podcaster based in Bristol, UK. She was named one of \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e's Writers Shaping Horror's Next Golden Age, and recently featured in Ellen Datlow's prestigious Best Horror of the Year anthology, Vol. 15. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gemma loves to write about misunderstood monsters, both human and supernatural, as well as feminist horror. \u003ci\u003eItch! \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel with Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 7.73 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67931782938845,"sku":"9781399745406","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/NTqgm1tma69781399745406.webp?v=1790790683","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/itch-the-darkly-feminist-horror-novel-crawling-under-your-skin-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}