{"product_id":"9781475999716","title":"Magic Lobsters and Flying Tagines (PagePerfect NOOK Book)","description":"Untouched by both time and tourism, the fishing port of Essaouira, Morocco, is known for its prostitutes, black magic, con artists, ghosts\"and the legend of a virgin who once lured mariners to her lighthouse, worked them into a frenzy of desire, and then devoured their hearts before they could steal her innocence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSebastian is a young, easy-going, generous English businessman living in Spain who decides to buy a small apartment in Essaouira with the hope of learning Arabic. Instead, however, he is convinced by his half-brother, Roger, to purchase a thirteen-room brothel and convert it into a hotel. As rumours suggest that the ghost virgin, A¯sha Qandeesha, still haunts the streets\"enticing victims to the cemetery and then tearing them to shreds\"Sebastian is mesmerized by the previous brothel owners stories that there is a buried treasure within the house. But after he hires the madames former maid, A¯da, to work for him, problems begin that cause Sebastian to wonder whether tragedy will follow him forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMagic Lobsters and Flying Tagines is the tale of one mans attempt to open a boutique hotel in an exotic country as he is helplessly controlled by the strange twists and turns of his destiny.","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182764179696,"sku":"9781475999716","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781475999716_p0.jpg?v=1763607681","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781475999716","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}