{"product_id":"9780345545022","title":"The Hawley Book of the Dead: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Discovery of Witches\u003c\/i\u003e comes a brilliantly imagined debut novel brimming with rich history, suspense, and magic.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Revelation “Reve” Dyer grew up with her grandmother’s family stories, stretching back centuries to Reve’s ancestors, who founded the town of Hawley Five Corners, Massachusetts. Their history is steeped in secrets, for few outsiders know that an ancient magic runs in the Dyer women’s blood, and that Reve is a magician whose powers are all too real.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Reve and her husband are world-famous Las Vegas illusionists. They have three lovely young daughters, a beautiful home, and what seems like a charmed life. But Reve’s world is shattered when an intruder alters her trick pistol and she accidentally shoots and kills her beloved husband onstage.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Fearing for her daughters’ lives, Reve flees with them to the place she has always felt safest—an antiquated farmhouse in the forest of Hawley Five Corners, where the magic of her ancestors reigns, and her oldest friend—and first love—is the town’s chief of police. Here, in the forest, with its undeniable air of enchantment, Reve hopes she and her girls will be protected.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Delving into the past for answers, Reve is drawn deeper into her family’s legends. What she discovers is \u003ci\u003eThe Hawley Book of the Dead, \u003c\/i\u003ean ancient leather-bound journal holding mysterious mythic power. As she pieces together the truth behind the book, Reve will have to shield herself and her daughters against an uncertain, increasingly dangerous fate. For soon it becomes clear that the stranger who upended Reve’s life in Las Vegas has followed her to Hawley—and that she has something he desperately wants.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Brimming with rich history, suspense, and magic, \u003ci\u003eThe Hawley Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliantly imagined debut novel from a riveting new voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Hawley Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“An informed and assured launch . . . Readers will be thoroughly engaged [by] the literary, magical, horse-loving Reve.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Enthralling . . . a magic-fueled tale of contemporary romantic suspense.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The core narrative is strong [with] a proper hook. . . . The scenes with Reve and her daughters ring true.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An impressive debut novel that combines various genres seamlessly.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHuntington News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Engrossing . . . a novel well worth discovering . . . In the vein of authors like Deborah Harkness and Katherine Howe, magic and reality are perfectly blended.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “With a rapid pace and exquisite details that clearly set the scene and mood, [Chrysler] Szarlan’s novel is a great read for those who love fantasy and tales of witchcraft.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Hawley Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e had me completely spellbound from beginning to end. A storytelling virtuosa, Chrysler Szarlan has woven a wondrous, scintillating web of suspense, love, history, and magic that will keep you eagerly turning the pages late into the night. Even readers not normally drawn to the supernatural will be swept away by this book; it has everything a great adventure should have—and so much more.”\u003cb\u003e—Anne Fortier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A haunting story of love, loss, family secrets, mysteries, and magic.”\u003cb\u003e—Lauren Willig\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048724611312,"sku":"9780345545022","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780345545022_p0.jpg?v=1763688489","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780345545022","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}