{"product_id":"magdalena-by-candi-sary-9781646033348","title":"Magdalena","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Beautifully written and satisfyingly creepy, this is one of the most poignant and original ghost stories I've ever read.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eMark Haskell Smith, author of \u003cem\u003eBlown\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a small, secluded town that thrives on gossip and superstition, Dottie offers plenty of both when the scandal breaks about a missing girl, a ghost, and the affair that started it all. Having suffered a history of miscarriages, reclusive Dottie develops a strange motherly interest in her 15-year-old neighbour, \u003cem\u003eMagdalena\u003c\/em\u003e. Somewhere between fantasy and reality, Dottie finds new life in her relationship with the mysterious girl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut Dottie's entanglements with Magdalena, a curious centenarian, a compelling stranger, an ex-mobster, and a murder of crows thrust this once cloistered woman into a frenzy of public scrutiny. To quell the rumours, Dottie puts pen to paper and discovers something as frightening as it is liberating—her voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461161271532,"sku":"9781646033348","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781646033348-magdalena.jpg?v=1774959866","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/magdalena-by-candi-sary-9781646033348","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}