{"product_id":"9781492631491","title":"Magruder's Curiosity Cabinet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It's a rare novel that manages to combine humor, tragedy, powerful friendships, outcasts, insiders, detached satire, and deeply felt emotion all in one, but HP Wood's \u003cem\u003eMagruder's Curiosity Cabinet \u003c\/em\u003emanages to pull off the trick— just don't ask how it's performed! \"—Lauren Willig, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Other Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA hypnotic novel in turn-of-the-century Coney Island, where an abandoned girl collides with a disgruntled ménage of circus freaks.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKitty Hayward and her mother are ready to experience the spectacles of Coney Island's newest attraction, the Dreamland amusement park. But when Kitty's mother vanishes from their hotel, she finds herself penniless, alone, and far from her native England. The last people she expects to help are the cast of characters at Magruder's Curiosity Cabinet, a museum of oddities. From con men to strongmen, from flea wranglers to lion tamers, Kitty's new friends quickly adopt her and vow to help find the missing Mrs. Hayward. But even these unusual inhabitants may not be a match for the insidious sickness that begins to spread through Coney Island...or the panic that turns Dreamland into a nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith shades of \u003cem\u003eWater For Elephants\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Museum of Extraordinary Things\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMagruder's Curiosity Cabinet \u003c\/em\u003esweeps readers into a mesmerizing world where nothing is as it seems, and where \"normal\" is the exception to the rule.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181619593456,"sku":"9781492631491","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781492631491_p0.jpg?v=1763661873","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781492631491","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}