{"product_id":"9781399714228","title":"The City of Stardust : the enchanting, escapist and bewitching dark fantasy","description":"Author: Georgia Summers,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERCurses are made to be broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'THIS FAIRY TALE IS DEADLY' LAINI TAYLOR'BEAUTIFULLY SPELLBINDING' M.A. KUZNIAR 'A DARK, GORGEOUS TALE' SANGU MANDANNA  Filled with magic, stardust, and a shockingly dark heart, this is a stunning standalone fantasy perfect for fans of The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Starless Sea and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  For centuries, Everlys have seen their brightest and best disappear, taken as punishment for a crime no one remembers, for a purpose no one understands. Their tormentor is a woman named Penelope, who never ages, never grows sick - and never forgives a debt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ten years ago, Violet Everly's mother left to break the curse, and never returned. Now Violet must find her mother, or she will be taken in her place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Her hunt leads her into a seductive magical underworld of power-hungry scholars, fickle gods, and monsters bent on revenge. And into the path of Penelope's quiet assistant, Aleksander, who she knows cannot be trusted - and yet to whom she finds herself undeniably drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tied to a very literal deadline, Violet will travel to the edges of the world to find her mother and the key to the city of stardust, where the Everly story began . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e READERS LOVE THE CITY OF STARDUST 'Reminiscent of Laini Taylor and Erin Morgenstern. [...] This is as near a perfect book as you can get' ????? 'I inhaled The City of Stardust in one day. [...] This book has it all' ????? 'Wow! I so loved this book, I resented having to put it down to go to sleep, it was so gripping' ????? 'Summers is a talent - her poetic, vivid prose wound through me and had me immediately rooting for Violet' ????? 'Wow what an absolutely wonderful surprise this book was . . . a gorgeously atmospheric fairytale, it fully immerses you, consumes you - I finished this book in a few hours I couldn't put it down' ?????\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e Published: 26\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e Series: The City of Stardust\u003cbr\u003e Imprint: Hodderscape\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Fantasy romance\u003cbr\u003e Weight(g): 256\u003cbr\u003e Dimensions(mm): 198 x 130 x 25\u003cbr\u003e EAN: 9781399714228","brand":"The BookLover Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53980404056403,"sku":"9781399714228","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/6399\/4451\/files\/9781399714228.jpg?v=1781189555","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookloverclub.co.uk\/products\/9781399714228","provider":"The Book Lover Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}