{"product_id":"9780316259163","title":"The One Hundred Nights of Hero","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003cbr\u003eAn NPR Best Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003eA Publishers Weekly  Best Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Arabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, a beautifully illustrated tapestry of folk tales and myths about the secret legacy of female storytellers in an imagined medieval world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Empire of Migdal Bavel, Cherry is married to Jerome, a wicked man who makes a diabolical wager with his friend Manfred: if Manfred can seduce Cherry in one hundred nights, he can have his castle--and Cherry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut what Jerome doesn't know is that Cherry is in love with her maid Hero. The two women hatch a plan: Hero, a member of the League of Secret Story Tellers, will distract Manfred by regaling him with a mesmerizing tale each night for 100 nights, keeping him at bay. Those tales are beautifully depicted here, touching on themes of love and betrayal and loyalty and madness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs intricate and richly imagined as the works of Chris Ware, and leavened with a dry wit that rivals Kate Beaton's in \u003cem\u003eHark! A Vagrant\u003c\/em\u003e, Isabel Greenberg's \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Nights of Hero \u003c\/em\u003ewill capture readers' hearts and minds, taking them through a magical medieval world.","brand":"Little, Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102182981872,"sku":"9780316259163","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780316259163_p0.jpg?v=1763680274","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780316259163","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}