{"product_id":"9781786979162","title":"The Girl With The Roses","description":"\"It was to be a summer of storms.\"\u003cp\u003eA dark supernatural tale of love, obsession and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the haunted auctions of Thornhill and Swift, where artefacts of the ghostly and the macabre are bought and sold, we learn of the statue entitled: \"The Girl with the Roses\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlotte Salt has always dreamt of marrying for love, but when she receives a proposal, she realises that romance isn't always the deciding factor in the Victorian marriage market.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarried to the eligible but secretive George Avery, she finds herself cut off from her family and friends when her husband takes her to live in his isolated Derbyshire home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrapped in a loveless marriage, she finds her thoughts turning towards her brother's friend the handsome Charles Jameson. In failing health and increasingly troubled by strange sights and sounds, she cannot help recalling Jameson's mysterious warning: \"be on your guard.\" What danger did he foresee?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs dark forces surround her, she contemplates the fate of her predecessor. What happened to the first Mrs Avery?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a summer of storms, can anyone save her from the shadows?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Gothic novella from the author of 12 Ghostly Tales\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Feedaread.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055278178544,"sku":"9781786979162","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781786979162_p0.jpg?v=1763738826","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781786979162","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}