{"product_id":"the-dark-library-9781728293677","title":"The Dark Library","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating and intelligent WWII home front story.\" --Rhys Bowen, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author for \u003cem\u003eThe Physicists' Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan a family's dark history repeat itself?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEstella Ecker has returned to Rockfall House, the last place on earth she wants to be. Years after she ran away from her overbearing father, she has been forced back home to walk in his footsteps, teaching at the college he dominated and living in the fabulous home where he entertained artists and scholars for decades--and perhaps she owns it now, because her mercurial mother has disappeared. At the center of everything--the whispers, the rumors, the secrets--is her father's library of rare books, which she had been forbidden to touch while he was alive to stop her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone in town is watching Estella, with her dead father's name on their lips, and no one seems to care about her missing mother. Who were her parents, really, and is the answer hidden somewhere in the depths of Rockfall House? And who will Estella be, if she gathers enough courage to find that answer? What she will discover is that no one can escape the secrets hidden in this dark library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuspenseful and unsettling but ultimately triumphant, \u003cem\u003eThe Dark Library\u003c\/em\u003e by acclaimed author Mary Anna Evans is a compelling tale of mystery, family secrets, and the quest for truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781728293677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/14\/2025 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mary Anna Evans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331942604981,"sku":"9781728293677","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e299d9f0-a9db-4d8c-ae8f-2ad22f7a32af.jpg?v=1745938718","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-dark-library-9781728293677","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}