{"product_id":"9781504042024","title":"A Fugue in Time: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eGhosts past, present, and future haunt an old London house in this masterful work of fiction from a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sir Roland Ironmonger Dane is the last of his family to occupy the house at Number 99 Wiltshire Place in London. Now, in the early days of World War II, the elderly former general has been told that he must vacate the premises when the ninety-nine-year lease is up, leaving the only home he has ever known.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But Sir Rolls and his longtime butler, Proutie, are not the only remaining residents. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow share the same space inside the old house, and every occupant from the past hundred years lives there still: Rolls’s ill-fated mother, Griselda; his father, the all-seeing “Eye”; his eight sisters and brothers. Even Rollo, the young boy Sir Rolls once was, continues to reside in Number 99, as does Lark, the adopted orphan whom he loved but let slip away.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A century of a family’s history remains alive and vibrant within these walls, the events that defined their lives unfolding over and over again. But that living history is not ending quite yet, for the war is bringing a stranger from America to Number 99 Wiltshire Place to leave her indelible mark on it.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A different kind of ghost story, Rumer Godden’s poignant, stylistically brilliant \u003ci\u003eA Fugue in Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a story rich in wonder, imagination, and heart—a favorite of the many devoted fans of the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Narcissus \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e In This House of Brede.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated biography of the author including rare images from the Rumer Godden Literary Estate.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127034822896,"sku":"9781504042024","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504042024_p0.jpg?v=1763710023","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504042024","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}