{"product_id":"spinning-silver-by-naomi-novik-9781035076215","title":"Spinning Silver","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill dark magic claim their home?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRumours have drawn unexpected attention – and now her life hangs in the balance. From the author of the award-winning \u003cem\u003eUprooted\u003c\/em\u003e, Naomi Novik's \u003cem\u003eSpinning Silver\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich, original tale inspired by the folktale of Rumpelstiltskin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Dire and wonderful; I loved this book so much'\u003c\/em\u003e – Laini Taylor, author of \u003cem\u003eStrange the Dreamer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMiryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father is too kind-hearted to collect his debts. They face poverty until Miryem hardens her own heart and takes up his work in their village.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer success creates a rumour that she can turn silver into gold, attracting the fairy king of winter himself. He sets her an impossible challenge – and if she fails, she will die. Yet if she triumphs, it may mean a fate worse than death. And, in her desperate efforts to succeed, Miryem unwittingly spins a web which draws in the unhappy daughter of a lord...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIrina's father schemes to wed her to the tsar – he will pay any price to achieve this goal. However, the dashing tsar is not what he seems. The secret he hides threatens to consume the lands of mortals and winter alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Pits the cold of endless winter against the fires of duty, love and sacrifice. I couldn't put it down'\u003c\/em\u003e – Katherine Arden, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Bear and the Nightingale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Naomi Novik knows how to weave words into magic, and \u003cem\u003eSpinning Silver\u003c\/em\u003e enchants the reader from the first page'\u003c\/em\u003e – Christina Henry, author of \u003cem\u003eAlice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I'm in awe of how Novik spins moldy, hateful straw into warm and glimmering gold'\u003c\/em\u003e – Amal El-Mohtar, author of \u003cem\u003eThis is How You Lose the Time War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350556295404,"sku":"9781035076215","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16442b648cec0be2fb4e84d683831657.jpg?v=1772538284","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/spinning-silver-by-naomi-novik-9781035076215","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}