{"product_id":"the-wine-dark-sea","title":"The Wine-Dark Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst published in the USA in 1988 and in the UK in 1990, The Wine-Dark Sea contains eight stories that will leave the reader unsettled as the protagonists' fears and desires, at once illogical and terrifying, culminate in a disturbing yet enigmatic ending.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Straub called Robert Aickman \"this century's most profound writer of what we call horror stories.\" Aickman's \"strange stories\" (his preferred term for them) are a subtle exploration of psychological displacement and paranoia. His characters are ordinary people that are gradually drawn into the darker recesses of their own minds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of the horror genre, Robert Aickman is a must read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943871709415,"sku":"9780571311729","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_29d0a6e3-afb1-4bc2-83a5-02f138fe55e5.jpg?v=1775343942","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-wine-dark-sea","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}