{"product_id":"old-soul-by-susan-barker","title":"Old Soul by Susan Barker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Historian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emeets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eUnder the Skin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ein this searingly provocative literary horror novel about one woman’s determination to stay alive at any terrifying cost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Osaka, two strangers, Jake and Mariko, miss a flight, and over dinner, discover they've both brutally lost loved ones whose paths crossed with the same beguiling woman no one has seen since.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing traces this mysterious person left behind, Jake travels from country to country gathering chilling testimonies from others who encountered her across the decades—a trail of shattered souls that eventually leads him to Theo, a dying sculptor in rural New Mexico, who knows the woman better than anyone—and might just hold the key to who, or what, she is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart horror, part western, part thriller,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOld Soul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a fearlessly bold and genre-defying tale about predation, morality and free will, and one man’s quest to bring a centuries-long chain of human devastation to an end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“Every subplot is a beautifully complete, historically accurate little world of its own. . . Rendered so bleakly that H.P. Lovecraft would be envious. . . Do not miss \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOld Soul\u003c\/span\u003e, the most satisfyingly grim supernatural novel in years.” —\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Barker ups the tension one bit at a time, unspooling the horrors slowly while maintaining a firm grasp on the emotional stakes within each victim’s narrative. . . [A] thoroughly pleasurable read.” \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e—\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mesmerizing. . . \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOld Soul\u003c\/span\u003e is dark, thought-provoking and wholly original—a must-read for gothic horror fans.” —\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eG.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e978-0593718308\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Page \u0026 Turner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45090965291216,"sku":null,"price":998.0,"currency_code":"PHP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8000\/5328\/files\/9780593718308.jpg?v=1785742869","url":"https:\/\/pageandturner.ph\/products\/old-soul-by-susan-barker","provider":"Page \u0026 Turner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}