{"product_id":"the-starving-bride","title":"The Starving Bride","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"row subcategory-data mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-xl-9\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCatherine Chidgey | Paperback | October 2026 \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-xl-9\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eProvocative and utterly gripping, \u003ci\u003eThe Starving Bride\u003c\/i\u003e is a razor-sharp exploration of beauty, shame, the impacts of ignoring the warning signs of catastrophe and the dangerous allure of spectacle in a world that can’t look away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEngland, the near future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDumped by her boyfriend, fired from her job and estranged from her parents, Hazel Whitlock signs up for a sideshow act in Blackpool. The seaside resort has revived all the cancelled old favourites and she will be the Starving Bride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn display in the iconic Blackpool Tower, with a ravenous lion prowling the enclosure, Hazel must lie in silence while spectators view her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs the days tick down, thousands are captivated by Hazel’s transformation. Some are inspired. Some are obsessed. And some are watching far more closely than they should be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHazel’s old friend Gilda becomes increasingly worried for her welfare. Councillor Frank Marsh, meanwhile, investigating the stability of the Tower, is alarmed at his findings, but his concerns are ignored.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs the spectacle spirals and the world outside grows increasingly unstable, Hazel must confront the truth: how far is she willing to go to be seen?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-xl-9\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row subcategory-data mt-4 mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pb-0 mb-0 subcategory-data--label\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCatherine Chidgey is a multiple award-winner whose novels have achieved international acclaim. \u003ci\u003eThe Axeman’s Carnival\u003c\/i\u003e was a number one bestseller in her native New Zealand, as was her previous novel \u003ci\u003ePet\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eRemote Sympathy\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award and longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Her debut, \u003ci\u003eIn a Fishbone Church\u003c\/i\u003e, won Best First Book at both the New Zealand Book Awards and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize (South-East Asia and South Pacific region). It also won the Betty Trask Award and was longlisted for the Orange Prize. Her second novel, \u003ci\u003eGolden Deeds\u003c\/i\u003e, was a Notable Book of the Year in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and a Best Book in \u003ci\u003ethe LA Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Axeman’s Carnival\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wish Child\u003c\/i\u003e both won the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction – New Zealand’s most prestigious literary award. Other honours include the Prize in Modern Letters, the Katherine Mansfield Award, the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship, the Janet Frame Fiction Prize, and the Nielsen Independent New Zealand Bestseller award. Catherine Chidgey lectures in Creative Writing at the University of Waikato.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"booxies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51466389455015,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/1523\/0375\/files\/starvingbride.jpg?v=1791247246","url":"https:\/\/booxies.com\/products\/the-starving-bride","provider":"booxies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}