{"product_id":"9780639911021","title":"Feeding Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eIS THE LURE OF DARKNESS TOO STRONG?\u003cbr\u003eAfter an absence of four years, Carl McGregor returns to Cape Town’s northern suburbs. His plans are vague, but straightforward – to save his younger brother from the claws of The Zoo. This is how people refer to the other three inhabitants of the house:\u003cbr\u003e- the sly Maxie Thorpe with her cosmetically enhanced face\u003cbr\u003e- her son Leo, with his tendency towards violence\u003cbr\u003e- her daughter Mandy, with her playful but troubled disposition.\u003cbr\u003eMaxie Thorpe is Carl’s aunt, the recently widowed matriarch of the house, and the mastermind behind the family fortune. She also controls all that goes on in the basement of their Durbanville mansion known as ‘The Zoo’.\u003cbr\u003eCarl and his younger brother Robbie had moved in with their wealthy aunt and uncle after the brutal farm murder of their parents. As Carl grew up, he slowly discovered how they REALLY made their money. After leaving school, he tried to get away for a few years, but the guilt of leaving his brother behind, forced him to return as a young adult in the hope of rescuing Robbie. Robbie has now finished school, but to Carl’s horror, he is now working for the Thorpes – and has fallen in love with their rebel daughter Mandy.\u003cbr\u003eShocking secrets are exposed as Carl tries to rescue Robbie…\u003cbr\u003eIt is a dark, dark novel with some shocking twists and is not for the prudish or faint hearted.\u003cbr\u003eThe book is available in Afrikaans as Dieretuin (9780639911014).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Fran%C3%A7ois+Bloemhof\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eFrançois Bloemhof\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"François Bloemhof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47375849980067,"sku":"9780639911021","price":100.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780639911021_5a90188c-f0e7-4865-bdb9-1f80c0843f4a.jpg?v=1776492299","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780639911021","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}