{"product_id":"city-of-crows-paperback","title":"City of Crows - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Womersley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Signs, wonders, and witchcraft beset 17th-century France\" in this \"grim but spellbinding\" novel of a mother searching for her son inspired by true events (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrance, 1673. A young woman from the country, Charlotte Picot must venture to the fearsome city of Paris in search of her last remaining son, Nicolas. Either fate or mere coincidence places the quick-witted charlatan Adam Lesage in her path. Adam is newly released from the prison galleys and on the hunt for treasure. But Charlotte, believing him to be a spirit she has summoned from the underworld, enlists his help in finding her child. Charlotte and Adam--comically ill-matched yet essential to one another--journey to Paris, then known as the City of Crows.\u003cbr\u003eEvoking pre-revolutionary France with all its ribaldry, superstition, and intrigue, \"Womersley weaves a haunting tale of the drastic lengths people will go to achieve their deepest desires\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A gothic masterpiece.\"--\u003ci\u003eBetter Read Than Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Womersley\u003c\/b\u003e's previous novels have been awarded the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction, the Indie Award for Best Fiction, the ABIA Award for Literary Fiction, and have been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Age\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year, and the ALS Gold Medal for Literature. His short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best Australian Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeanjin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGriffith Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Womersley lives in Melbourne with his wife and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714272530495,"sku":"9781609454708","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/19ebc26b8c25d0fc8ce1744fa71dec00.webp?v=1765067603","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/city-of-crows-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}