{"product_id":"a-magic-deep-and-drowning-9781525831652","title":"A Magic Deep and Drowning","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSet in the waning days of the Dutch Golden Age, this enchanting, lush reimagining of \u003cem\u003eThe Little Mermaid\u003c\/em\u003e is perfect for fans of Jesse Burton's \u003cem\u003eThe Miniaturist\u003c\/em\u003e and Leigh Bardugo's \u003cem\u003eThe Familiar.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dutch Republic, 1650. One fine spring day in Friesland, twenty-year-old Clara van Wieren is faced with an ill omen: a whale, beached and rotting in the noonday sun. But Clara doesn't believe in magic and superstition, and this portent is quickly dismissed when a proposal from a wealthy merchant arrives, promising Clara the freedom she seeks from her mother's overbearing rule.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen her attempts at overseeing the household at the family's estate lead to her chance encounter with a young man with russet hair and sparkling eyes the color of the sea, she finds herself strangely drawn to him. As Clara grows closer to Maurits, she must choose between the steady, gentle life she has been raised for and the man who makes her blood sing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Maurits isn't who he seems to be, and his secrets, once hidden beneath the waves, threaten to rise up and drown them both. And when an ancient bargain, forged in blood between the mythical people of the sea and the rulers of the land, begins to unravel, Clara finds herself at the heart of a deadly struggle for power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graydon House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781525831652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 1.13d","brand":"Hester Fox","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331945521333,"sku":"9781525831652","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3e68ba57-82dd-4ac6-b311-6b593f4a6032.jpg?v=1745938727","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-magic-deep-and-drowning-9781525831652","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}