{"product_id":"the-longest-night-paperback-1","title":"The Longest Night - 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\u003eLauren Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA taut and uncanny thriller about one girl's search for home, melding time travel, magic realism, horror, and literary suspense.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne forty-below December night, 18-year-old Ash Hayes finds herself locked out of her family home in rural Minnesota. She seeks shelter from the freezing cold and certain death at the closest house on the road, with neighbours she hasn't yet met.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe next morning, everything is off-kilter - the neighbours' house has no mirrors or modern technology, and all the windows blocked. When Ash tries to call her parents, their numbers are disconnected. One of the strange inhabitants there is a doctor, who offers Ash a terrible form of help and won't take no for an answer. In her efforts to get out of the house and back to her regular life, though, Ash finds herself transported to an even stranger place and time, setting off a chain of events that connect with (and alter) her past and her future. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor fans of Mona Awad and Emily St. John Mandel\u003ci\u003e, The Longest Night \u003c\/i\u003eis a high-stakes, genre-twisting story about searching for something stable in a world where reality is ever-changing and can't be trusted.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLauren Carter is the author of two novels, a collection of short stories, and two poetry collections. Her work has appeared in multiple journals and anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eBest Canadian Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and won several awards, including the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction, the \u003ci\u003ePrairie Fire\u003c\/i\u003e Literary Awards and the \u003ci\u003eRoom Magazine\u003ci\u003e Poetry Contest. She grew up in Blind River, ON, and has lived in the Greater Toronto Area and The Pas, MB. She currently resides in St. Andrews, MB.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47497178546397,"sku":"9781990601958","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/Gv6LsIBZa99781990601958.webp?v=1771980138","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-longest-night-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}