{"product_id":"mischief-acts-zoe-gilbert-9781526628800","title":"Mischief Acts","description":"\u003cp\u003eA SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR\n\u003cbr\u003e_______________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A work of extraordinary ambition, brilliantly realised' OBSERVER\n\u003cbr\u003e'A mesmerising journey down the byways of English folklore' MAIL ON SUNDAY\n\u003cbr\u003e'Verbally dextrous, inventive, and hugely entertaining' THE TIMES\n\u003cbr\u003e_______________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHerne the hunter, mischief-maker, spirit of the forest, leader of the wild hunt, hurtles through the centuries pursued by his creator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA shapeshifter, Herne dons many guises as he slips and ripples through time - at candlelit Twelfth Night revels, at the spectacular burning of the Crystal Palace, at an acid-laced Sixties party. Wherever he goes, transgression, debauch and enchantment always follow in his wake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut as the forest is increasingly encroached upon by urban sprawl and gentrification, and the world slides into crisis, Herne must find a way to survive - or exact his revenge.\n\u003cbr\u003e_______________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith its intoxicating, chameleonic voice and boundless imagination, Mischief Acts is British folklore as you've never read it before: dangerous, sexy, troubling, daring, savage, an exhilarating race through time and space, weaving together the ancient and the contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A dark-dazzling archive of enchantments, pursuit, and desire' ELEY WILLIAMS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This is the most adventurous, stylistically magnificent thing I've read for years. Nobody does fantasy like Zoe Gilbert' NATASHA PULLEY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Mischief Acts is brimming with magic ... The story of Herne, like the forest itself, transforms, entangles and enchants' LUCY WOOD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A dazzling new take on an ancient myth, reminding us of the wildness within. I adored it' KERRY ANDREW\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Superb. A work of shimmering allure' IRENOSEN OKOJIE\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zoe Gilbert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43174865436915,"sku":"9781526628800","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9781526628800.jpg?v=1662068269","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/mischief-acts-zoe-gilbert-9781526628800","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}