{"product_id":"the-animal-lover-bob-canning-9798199309837","title":"The Animal Lover: A Romance Macabre","description":"Based on the 1936 novella, \u003ci\u003e The Camel, \u003c\/i\u003eby Lord Berners, \u003ci\u003e The Birds \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Invasion of the Body Snatchers\u003c\/i\u003e in this darkly comic, sometimes terrifying tale that begins with an unexpected meteor storm over the British Isles. From egglike pods that litter the land, a variety of fully grown wild animals, all ghostly white, begin to hatch and hunt human prey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to Slumbermere, a picturesque village in 1921 rural England, home of Vicar Preston Hubbard and his timid wife, Antonia. While her strict husband devotes himself to preaching the Gospel, Antonia breaks with the Bible-tethered tradition that wives must know their place and dedicates herself to suffragette causes. But Preston's mission and Antonia's efforts are sidetracked by the sudden and mysterious appearance of an albino camel that seems to understand more than it should. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAntonia, who longs for motherhood and grieves for the passing of her beloved pet dog, is quick to adopt and name the dromedary Solomon. But Solomon seems to have a malevolent mission of his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Canning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798199309837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d","brand":"Bob Canning","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997829312767,"sku":"9798199309837","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-animal-lover-bob-canning-9798199309837","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}