{"title":"Anna Mazzola","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-clockwork-girl","title":"The Clockwork Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Deliciously creepy, alive with the rustling silks, rotten smells and lethal egos of a divided Paris'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSarah Hilary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Instantly draws you in, immersing the reader in a Paris of filth and greed, money and sin' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Shepherd-Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParis, 1750.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the midst of an icy winter, as birds fall frozen from the sky, chambermaid Madeleine Chastel arrives at the home of the city's celebrated clockmaker and his clever, unworldly daughter. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadeleine is hiding a dark past, and a dangerous purpose: to discover the truth of the clockmaker's experiments and record his every move, in exchange for her own chance of freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor as children quietly vanish from the Parisian streets, rumours are swirling that the clockmaker's intricate mechanical creations, bejewelled birds and silver spiders, are more than they seem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd soon Madeleine fears that she has stumbled upon an even greater conspiracy. One which might reach to the very heart of Versailles...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA intoxicating story of obsession, illusion and the price of freedom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263939330342,"sku":"clockwork-girl","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/2aeecb01-b8ed-449d-9463-3e372cfade11.jpg?v=1701088873"},{"product_id":"the-house-of-whispers","title":"The House of Whispers","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe spellbinding new novel from the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Clockwork Girl\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometimes the secrets of the past are more dangerous than the present...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRome, 1938.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the world teeters on the brink of war, talented pianist Eva Valenti enters the house of widower Dante Cavallera to become his new wife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the outside, the forces of Fascism are accelerating, but in her new home, Eva fears that something else is at work, whispering in the walls and leaving mysterious marks on Dante's young daughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon she starts to wonder whether the house itself is trying to give up the secrets of its mysterious past - secrets that Dante seems so determined to keep hidden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, Eva must also conceal the truth of her own identity, for if she is discovered, she will be in greater danger than she could ever have imagined...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Anna Mazzola:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Historical fiction with a fantastical twist, done with verve and skill' \u003cstrong\u003eIAN RANKIN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An atmospheric and constantly surprising thriller' \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Kept me guessing until the end. 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