{"product_id":"9781402258619","title":"Splendour Falls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller\u003cem\u003e The Firebird\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kearsley blends history, romance and a bit of the supernatural into a glittering, bewitching tale.\"—\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Ancient Castle, a Tragic Love, and a Web of Secrets Begins to Unravel...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Braden has stopped believing in fairy tales and happy endings. When her fascinating but unreliable cousin Harry invites her on a holiday to explore the legendary own of Chinon, and promptly disappears—well, that's Harry for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Emily makes the acquaintance of Chinon and its people, she begins to uncover dark secrets beneath the charm. Legend has it that during a thirteenth-century siege of the castle that looms over the city, Queen Isabelle, child bride of King John, hid a \"treasure of great price.\" And in the last days of the German occupation during World War II, another Isabelle living in Chinon, a girl whose love for an enemy soldier went tragically awry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the dangers of the past become disastrously real, Emily is drawn ever more deeply into a labyrinth of mystery as twisted as the streets and tunnels of the ancient town itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A mix of intrigue and adventure...in a style similar to that of Mary Stewart or Barbara Erskine, Kearsley does an excellent job evoking the atmosphere of Chinon with its brooding castle.\"—\u003cem\u003eThe Winnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kearsley's action-packed mystery-romance, set in a medieval French town, shows the same deft plotting that won Kearsley the Catherine Cookson prize for Mariana.\"—\u003cem\u003eChatelaine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043257467120,"sku":"9781402258619","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402258619_p0.jpg?v=1763714856","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402258619","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}