{"product_id":"the-wax-child","title":"The Wax Child","description":"An astounding, haunting tale of accused witches―a book of sorcery itself―from the celebrated author of The Employees and My Work\nLONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2026\nSHORTLISTED FOR THE NBCC GREGG BARRIOS BOOK IN TRANSLATION PRIZE\n\nIn seventeenth-century Denmark, Christenze Kruckow, an unmarried noblewoman, is accused of witchcraft. She and several other women are rumored to be possessed by the Devil, who has come to them in the form of a tall headless man who gives them dark powers: they can steal people's happiness, they have performed unchristian acts, and they can cause pestilence or death. They are all in danger of the stake.\nThe Wax Child, narrated by a wax doll created by Christenze Kruckow, is an unsettling horror story about brutality and power, nature and witchcraft, set in the fragile communities of premodern Europe.\nDeeply researched and steeped in visceral, atmospheric detail, The Wax Child is based on a series of real witchcraft trials that took place in Northern Jutland in the seventeenth century. Full of lush storytelling and alarmingly rich imagination, Olga Ravn also weaves in quotes from original sources such as letters, magical spells and manuals, court documents, and Scandinavian grimoires.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0811238830\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0811238830.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ravn, Olga|Aitken, Martin\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41702125371450,"sku":"DBV.0811238830.G","price":11.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0811238830-0.jpg?v=1790308298","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-wax-child","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}