Children's standalone
Granny
Spoiler-free summary
A deliciously grotesque comic horror about a boy who suspects his revolting grandmother has plans far worse than bad presents.
Joe's family home and the increasingly grotesque world controlled by his grandmother. The pleasure lies in identity and danger, shaped by a self-contained narrative organised around one escalating central problem..
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Yes. The book or collection is designed to be approached without a required earlier volume.
What makes it different
The disgust is exuberant, but so is the precision: every awful habit builds towards the suspicion that Joe's grandmother is more than merely unbearable.
Setting
Joe's family home and the increasingly grotesque world controlled by his grandmother.
Content guidance
Peril and themes appropriate to the readership guidance above; consult the publisher edition for any title-specific advisory.
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Continuity
This book does not require knowledge of a numbered series.
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