{"product_id":"9781908800121","title":"The Silver Thread","description":"\u003cb\u003eA panoramic historical novel of rare beauty set between Victorian England, Ireland, and Australia during the great age of sail\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe day was dove grey, and silk. A melancholic cloth that whispered and rustled. Who could say what it foretold.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDublin, 1840: Rhia Mahoney watches in despair as her father's linen warehouse goes up in flames. Her family is ruined. Her imagined future, full of pattern and color, plum brocades and beetle-green taffeta, crumbles to ashes. Seeking work as a governess in dismal London, Rhia's life is changed beyond all imagination when her uncle, a shipping merchant, commits suicide. Rhia cannot—will not—believe he would take his own life, but before she can investigate, she is accused of a crime she didn't commit, and forced to board a prison ship bound for New South Wales. The voyage is one of dry biscuits and endless sea, made bearable by the women's daily chore: to sew scraps of cloth into an elaborate quilt. What Rhia does not realize is that with every stitch, she binds herself closer to a journey of discovery that will not end in Australia. Weaving death, love, and adventure into a vivid tale of the world at the height of Empire, \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Thread\u003c\/i\u003e is plotted like a murder mystery, but narrated with the skill and style of a literary storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Head of Zeus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033269289200,"sku":"9781908800121","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908800121_p0.jpg?v=1763622065","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908800121","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}