{"title":"Our Books of the Month","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach month we choose an adult and a children's book to feature as our book of the month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are books that we absolulety love, and to share the joy - we'll give you \u003cstrong\u003e10% off\u003c\/strong\u003e automatically when you checkout!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis month's books are...\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9781529523201","title":"Oak, the Littlest Leaf Girl","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Fleming, Lucy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePicture storybooks\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 August 2025 by Walker Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 32 pages\u003cbr\u003e234 x 271 x 6 | 206g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn enchanting story from the creator of Ella’s Night Lights and Lily the Pond Mermaid about facing change, learning to voice difficult emotions and taking a leap into the unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOak is a mythical little leaf girl who lives with her leaf parents on the branch of an ancient oak tree. She loves nothing more than exploring and playing with the creatures and insects of her tree world. But as the weather shifts and the slow season begins, Oak realizes that she and her family must leave the tree. It is time for them to float down to the ground where they can nestle into their winter acorn home, and see out the cold until spring returns once more. But Oak refuses to move - she doesn't understand why they have to go and she's afraid of what's next. Why does change feel so hard?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55576539267396,"sku":"9781529523201","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9781529523201.jpg?v=1756981313"},{"product_id":"hungerstone","title":"Hungerstone","description":"\u003cp\u003eLenore is the wife of steel magnate Henry, but ten years into their marriage the relationship has soured, and no child has arrived to fill the distance growing between them. Henry's ambitions take them from London to the Peak District, to the remote, imposing Nethershaw estate, where he plans to host a hunting party. Lenore must work to restore the crumbling house and ready it for Henry's guests - their future depends on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as the couple travel through the bleak countryside, a shocking carriage accident brings the mysterious Carmilla into Lenore's life. Carmilla, who is weak and pale during the day but vibrant at night, Carmilla who stirs up something deep within Lenore. And before long, girls from the local villages fall sick, consumed by a terrible hunger .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e. . As the day of the hunt draws closer, Lenore begins to unravel, questioning the role she has been playing all these years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTorn between regaining her husband's affection and the cravings Carmilla has awakened, soon Lenore will uncover a darkness in her household that will place her at terrible risk . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the violent wilderness of the Peaks and the uncontrolled appetite of the Industrial Revolution, HUNGERSTONE is a compulsive sapphic reworking of CARMILLA, the book that inspired DRACULA: a captivating story of appetite and desire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55576653136196,"sku":"9781786583949","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9781786583949.jpg?v=1756982943"}],"url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.com\/collections\/our-books-of-the-month.oembed","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}