{"product_id":"9780861549528","title":"Gloam : A Times Children's Book of the Week","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Mackay, Jack\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHorror \u0026amp; ghost stories, chillers (Children's\/YA)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 August 2025 by Oneworld Publications (Rock the Boat) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 23 | 230g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a creaky old house on a small, damp island, someone – or something – is waiting…A Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week'Thrillingly scary and impossible to put down. Don't read it alone!' Jonathan Stroud, author of Lockwood \u0026amp; CoA grieving family. A decaying house. A babysitter with a monstrous secret. Nothing on Gloam Island is quite what it seems...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGwen doesn’t need anyone to help her look after her younger siblings. And she isn’t fooled by the beautiful babysitter with the hungry eyes and sharp teeth. But everyone else is. So if Gwen wants Esme Laverne gone, she’ll have to handle it herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Esme’s power grows, Gwen must embrace her deepest fears before she can defeat the monster in her home for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause as everyone knows, it’s impossible to be brave unless you’re already afraid.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55713982546244,"sku":"9780861549528","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9780861549528_250dc033-4d6c-4379-be2d-1784f6d49100.jpg?v=1760353162","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.com\/products\/9780861549528","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}