{"product_id":"christabel-by-kate-morton-trade-paperback","title":"Christabel By Kate Morton (Trade Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e06\/04\/2027\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenres: Historical Fiction - Fiction - Historical - Mystery - Adult - Mystery Thriller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-waterstones-says\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce more marrying the same vast canvas and intimate character study that made novels like \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Distant Hours\u003c\/em\u003e such beloved bestsellers, Morton's continent-spanning epic traces the sinister legacy of a lost children's fairy story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristabel —\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe precious friend of a lonely little girl from an old English manor on the edge of an ancient wood.\u003cbr\u003eA child born in tragedy, raised in love, encircled by the Australian rainforest.\u003cbr\u003eThe heroine of a magical children’s book, favoured for a time but then forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Australian publisher Bel Wilder travels to a quiet Cotswold village to meet the reclusive author Iris Archer, she hopes to gain the rights to a lost classic fairy story. But Iris at her writing desk, with its view of Aroford Manor and the beautiful, wooded estate beyond, has no intention of agreeing. \u003ci\u003eThe Blackbird’s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e hides an old secret, and Iris alone knows that deep within the woods, a neglected cottage once bore witness to a terrible act of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet unseen threads connect us all in unexpected ways, and as Iris is forced to confront her haunting memories from a distant time, she comes to suspect that Bel Wilder might be the one person able to help her finally understand what really happened in the woods so late, so very long ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning decades and crossing continents, \u003cem\u003eChristabel\u003c\/em\u003e is a luminous constellation of a novel about unlikely friendships, the enduring magic of the natural world, and the power of the stories we tell to hide – and ultimately reveal – the truth. It is Kate Morton writing at the pinnacle of her storytelling powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"publisher-information\" class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan\u003ePan Macmillan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN: 9781037408571\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages: \u003cspan\u003e608\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan\u003e234 x 153 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage: \u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Starlight Library","offers":[{"title":"Trade paperback","offer_id":68055005888825,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"IQD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/815x8bfc-IL._SL1500.jpg?v=1794433289","url":"https:\/\/starlightlibrary.shop\/products\/christabel-by-kate-morton-trade-paperback","provider":"Starlight Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}