{"product_id":"9780994216779","title":"Epiphany - THE GOLDING: A story within a story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Sophisticated and thought-provoking\u003cbr\u003e ... an urban fairy tale for grown-ups.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Avid Ashley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAWARD-WINNING FICTION\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGOLD MEDAL  - Global Ebook Awards\u003cbr\u003e SILVER MEDAL  - Readers' Favorite Award Contest\u003cbr\u003e RED RIBBON  - Wishing Shelf Awards\u003cbr\u003e GOLD AWARD - Literary Titan Book Awards\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e History, mystery, romance and magic ... a whimsical tale about money and its unknown otherworldly origins.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRosetta Melki (part-time tarot reader, struggling sole parent and full-time idealist) begins a reading group to examine a fantasy novel, and discovers the book to be anything but fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book, written in the 1770s by Edward Lillibridge, is a hidden history that reveals the true beginnings of the global monetary system. 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