{"product_id":"while-beauty-slept-paperback","title":"While Beauty Slept - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Blackwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Elizabeth Blackwell is a story-telling genius. Her mesmerizing writing weaves a spell that will enchant you. \u003ci\u003eWhile Beauty Slept \u003c\/i\u003ebreathes new life into the fairytale genre with a historical twist that will take your breath away.\" --Meg Cabot, #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e and Heather Wells mystery series \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am not the sort of person about whom stories are told. Those of humble birth suffer their heartbreaks and celebrate their triumphs unnoticed by the bards, leaving no trace in the fables of their time...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd so begins Elise Dalriss's story. When she hears her great-granddaughter recount a minstrel's tale about a beautiful princess asleep in a tower, it pushes open a door to the past, a door Elise has long kept locked. For Elise was the companion to the real princess who slumbered--and she is the only one left who knows what actually happened so many years ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the memories start to unfold, Elise is plunged back into the magnificent world behind the palace walls she left behind more than a half century ago, a labyrinth where the secrets of her real father and the mysterious fate of her mother connect to an inconceivable evil. Elise has guarded these secrets for a lifetime. As only Elise understands all too well, the truth is no fairy tale.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Blackwell\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer. Her work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLadies' Home Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParenting\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691831201855,"sku":"9780425273845","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d4f15f2f7191ee8ef45a1d39ed088349.webp?v=1764993362","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/while-beauty-slept-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}