{"product_id":"the-wax-child","title":"The Wax Child By Olga Ravn (Author), Martin Aitken (Translator)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA MESMERIZING, FRIGHTENING VISION OF A TIME WHEN WITCHES AND MAGIC WERE AS REAL AS SOIL AND SEAWATER.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eFrom Olga Ravn—hailed by the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"29\"\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e as the strangest and best young novelist in Europe and praised by Booker Prize winner Samantha Harvey as a master and an alchemist—comes \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"176\"\u003eThe Wax Child\u003c\/i\u003e, an extraordinary new historical novel translated by Martin Aitken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eIt was a black night in the year 1620 when Christenze Krukow melted down beeswax and molded it into the image of a small human. Carrying the wax child tucked beneath her arm for days, she shaped it with the warmth of her flesh, giving it life. Though its eyes and ears cannot open, the wax child watches, listens, and bears silent witness. It sees Christenze haunted by vicious rumors, hears what people whisper in the shadows, observes the violence in men's eyes, and feels the cruelty of seventeenth-century laws. Based on an infamous Danish witch trial, this haunting and visceral masterpiece explores how quickly suspicion takes hold—and how impossible it is to shake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy this book is a must-have:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAcclaimed Author \u0026amp; Translator:\u003c\/b\u003e Written by International Booker Prize-shortlisted author Olga Ravn and brilliantly translated by Martin Aitken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEnthusiastic Critical Praise:\u003c\/b\u003e Hailed as an \"instant classic\" by Jeff VanderMeer, \"brilliant\" by Max Porter, and \"addictive and unsettling\" by Claire-Louise Bennett.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eRiveting Historical Fiction:\u003c\/b\u003e Rooted in real 17th-century Danish witch trials, blending dark historical atmosphere with poetic psychological depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eUnique Narrative Perspective:\u003c\/b\u003e Told partially through the eerie, observant lens of the wax child itself, offering a striking meditation on human cruelty, fear, and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eUnearth the dark secrets of the past. Add \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"42\"\u003eThe Wax Child\u003c\/i\u003e to your collection at \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"78\"\u003eBeetle Bookshop\u003c\/b\u003e today—enjoy \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"106\"\u003e10–14% off\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"121\"\u003eFree Shipping on orders above ₹500\u003c\/b\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52627796459803,"sku":null,"price":849.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/81n1Oz9mZdL._SL1500__1.jpg?v=1784534025","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/products\/the-wax-child","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}