{"product_id":"9780062369239","title":"The Maharani's Pearls: A Bess Crawford Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiving with her family in India, young Bess Crawford's curiosity about this exotic country sometimes leads her into trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day she slips away from the cantonment to visit the famous seer in a nearby village. Before this woman can finish telling her fortune, Bess is summoned back for an afternoon tea with the Maharani, a close friend of her parents'. The seer's last words are a warning about forthcoming danger that Bess takes as the usual patter. But this visit by the Maharani has ominous overtones that mark it as more than a social call. Her husband has political enemies, and she has come to ask Bess's father, Major Crawford, for help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Maharani is leaving, Bess notices that there is something amiss with the royal entourage. Major Crawford must set out after them—but will he be in time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd what will happen to Bess, and the household left behind, when a vicious assassin circles back to take hostages?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is an extraordinary glimpse into the childhood of the Bess Crawford we know from her service in the Great War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119445065968,"sku":"9780062369239","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062369239_p0.jpg?v=1763630852","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062369239","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}