{"product_id":"the-cure-for-death-by-lightning-by-gail-anderson-dargatz-copy","title":"The Cure for Death by Lightning by Gail Anderson-Dargatz","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe remote Turtle Valley in British Columbia is home to fifteen-year-old Beth Weeks and a community of eccentric but familiar characters. There, amidst a stunning landscape of purple swallows and green skies, strange and unsettling events occur: children go missing, a girl is mauled by a crazy bear and Beth too is being pursued...   The Cure for Death by Lightning is a rich and thrilling novel, as filled with strange deeds and dark fears as with beauty and magic.  Review An endearing coming-of-age first novel...remarkably tasty  FAY WELDON, MAIL ON SUNDAY  I loved it from the first page, she's fluent and graceful and there's passion and tension, in fact all I want from a novel. The writing is so powerful and yet shows a restraint that tightens the whole atmosphere. An excellent read - I was gripped  MARGARET FORSTER  Some novelists tiptoe. Not Gail Anderson-Dargatz. She makes her debut in full stride, breaking all the rules  BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE  An alluring mix of the domestic and the darkly magical...skilled and subtle...storytelling verve, gorgeous descriptive evocations, passages of quiet lyricism, high suspense and hints of the supernatural  SCOTSMAN  Book Description  * An endearing coming-of-age first novel...and remarkably tasty' - Fay Weldon, MAIL ON SUNDAY * B format to follow hugely successful C format.   About the Author Gail Anderson-Dargatz used to live on a farm near Millet, Alberta \u0026amp; now lives on Vancouver Island with her husband \u0026amp; son. THE CURE FOR DEATH BY LIGHTNING became an instant bestseller in Britain and Canada and won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Award, the VanCity Book Prize and a Betty Trask Prize.  About the Author Gail Anderson-Dargatz used to live on a farm near Millet, Alberta \u0026amp; now lives on Vancouver Island with her husband \u0026amp; son. THE CURE FOR DEATH BY LIGHTNING became an instant bestseller in Britain and Canada and won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Award, the VanCity Book Prize and a Betty Trask Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43703313924170,"sku":"6767ar","price":7.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6767ar.jpg?v=1781499184","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/the-cure-for-death-by-lightning-by-gail-anderson-dargatz-copy","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}