{"product_id":"havoc","title":"Havoc","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'A LABYRINTHINE MYSTERY OF EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY' Jo Brand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'DELIRIOUS AND REWARDING' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'UNMISSABLE' \u003ci\u003eWoman's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFleeing Scotland in the wake of family disgrace, 16-year-old Ida Campbell secures a scholarship at a failing girls' boarding school on a remote part of the south English coast. Despite the eccentricities of her new Headmistress, who warns her of the dangers of the Cold War and the ever-present threat of \u003ci\u003ethe bomb\u003c\/i\u003e, St Anne's seems like a refuge to Ida. But all this is about to change. For a start, her new room-mate is the infamous Louise Adler, potential arsonist and hardened outcast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, the geography teacher Eleanor Alston, in her late thirties, a disastrous love affair in her wake, faces the new term with weary resignation. But the fragile ecosystem of the school is disrupted by the arrival of a new teacher, Matthew Langfield. Eleanor has an uneasy feeling he is not who he says he is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd things only get worse when a mysterious sickness starts to spread throughout the school, causing strange limb jerks and seizures among the pupils. \u003cb\u003eWhat is happening to the girls of St Anne's? Could there be a poisoner among them? Is Ida's scholarship really an escape, or is it instead a new nightmare?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS ARE LOVING \u003ci\u003eHAVOC\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superb. Brilliantly funny, at times extremely poignant' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'Another beautifully written book by Rebecca' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'Utterly glorious, moving, enthralling and witty. I am so cross I have finished it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'I absolutely loved the humour in this book. Bonus points for the Cold War references' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'Entertaining and humorous' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Rebecca Wait:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'IT'LL EASILY BE ONE OF MY BOOKS OF THE YEAR' Hannah Beckerman\u003cbr\u003e'It's a warm book and a touching one. And did I mention it's funny? Just read it. You'll see' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Funny, tender and sad'  \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If you liked Meg Mason's \u003ci\u003eSorrow and Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll love this novel' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the richest explorations of family dysfunction I've read'\u003ci\u003e i newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Shades of Fleabag in this smart, funny drama' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An enjoyably bittersweet novel about a dysfunctional modern family' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Razor-sharp ' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the funniest novels you'll read this year' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62654698914179,"sku":"9781529434491","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/8033\/3699\/files\/9781529434491.jpg?v=1789727193","url":"https:\/\/thebuddyhoodshop.co.uk\/products\/havoc","provider":"The Buddyhood Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}