{"product_id":"2940169436976","title":"A Brief History of Montmaray: The Montmaray Journals, Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"There's a fine line between gossip and history, when one is talking about kings.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSophie Fitzosborne lives in a crumbling castle in the tiny island kingdom of Montmaray with her eccentric and impoverished royal family. When she receives a journal for her sixteenth birthday, Sophie decides to chronicle day-to-day life on the island. But this is 1936, and the news that trickles in from the mainland reveals a world on the brink of war. The politics of Europe seem far away from their remote island-until two German officers land a boat on Montmaray. And then suddenly politics become very personal indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Montmaray \u003c\/i\u003eis a heart-stopping tale of loyalty, love, and loss, and of fighting to hold on to home when the world is exploding all around you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Once in a while, a special book will cross our paths and make us grateful for life and the ability to read. I'm talking about \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Montmaray \u003c\/i\u003eby Michelle Cooper. I'm calling her Australia's next stroke of literary brilliance.\"\u003ci\u003e-Viewpoint\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162000376048,"sku":"2940169436976","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169436976_p0.jpg?v=1763682743","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169436976","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}