{"product_id":"the-book-of-thorns-9781525812019","title":"The Book of Thorns","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"Combining history, the occult, human greed, and a touch of feminism, this is a fine addition to the gothic genre.\" --ALA's \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e on \u003cem\u003eThe Last Heir to Blackwood Library\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenniless and stranded in France after a bid to escape her cruel uncle goes awry, Cornelia Shaw is far from the Parisian life of leisure she imagined. Desperate and lacking options, she allows herself to be recruited to Napoleon's \u003cem\u003eGrande Armée\u003c\/em\u003e. As a naturalist, her near-magical ability to heal any wound with herbal mixtures invites awe amongst the soldiers...and suspicion. For behind Cornelia's vast knowledge of the natural world is a secret she keeps hidden--the flowers speak to her through a mysterious connection she has felt since childhood. One that her mother taught her to heed, before she disappeared.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, as Napoleon's army descends on Waterloo, the flowers sing to her of a startling revelation: a girl who bears a striking resemblance to Cornelia. A girl she almost remembers--her sister, lost long ago, who seems to share the same gifts. Determined to reunite with Lijsbeth despite being on opposite sides of the war, Cornelia is drawn into a whirlwind of betrayal, secrets, and lies. Brought together by fate and magic at the peak of the war, the sisters try to uncover the key to the source of the power that connects them as accusations of witchcraft swirl and threaten to destroy the very lives they've fought for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook for these other gothic mysteries from Hester Fox: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last Heir to Blackwood Library\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Witch of Willow Hall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Orphan of Cemetery Hill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Widow of Pale Harbor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Lullaby for Witches\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graydon House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781525812019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hester Fox","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43600565108917,"sku":"9781525812019","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9079e20d-ba73-4bdb-a446-99e311d318f3.jpg?v=1707209926","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-book-of-thorns-9781525812019","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}