{"product_id":"a-desperate-fortune-9781492602026","title":"A Desperate Fortune","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I've loved every one of Susanna's books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters--sure recipe for historical fiction that sucks you in and won't let go!\"-- \u003cstrong\u003eDIANA GABALDON\u003c\/strong\u003e, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eOutlander\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeloved \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Susanna Kearsley delivers a riveting novel that deftly intertwines the tales of two women, divided by centuries and forever changed by a clash of love and fate.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly three hundred years, the cryptic journal of Mary Dundas has kept its secrets. Now, amateur codebreaker Sara Thomas travels to Paris to crack the cipher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacobite exile Mary Dundas is filled with longing--for freedom, for adventure, for the family she lost. When fate opens the door, Mary dares to set her foot on a path far more surprising and dangerous than she ever could have dreamed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Mary's gripping tale of rebellion and betrayal is revealed to her, Sara faces events in her own life that require letting go of everything she thought she knew--about herself, about loyalty, and especially about love. Though divided by centuries, these two women are united in a quest to discover the limits of trust and the unlikely coincidences of fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther bestselling books by Susanna Kearsley: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Winter Sea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Rose Garden \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Firebird\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKearsley, Susanna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Susanna Kearsley is a former museum curator who loves restoring the lost voices of real people to the page, often in twin-stranded stories that interweave present and past. Her award-winning novels have been published in translation in more than 25 countries. She lives near Toronto.","brand":"Sourcebooks Landmark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50676446789906,"sku":"9781492602026","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b42a44f1-587a-41d3-b25c-3e2c21b29c5b.jpg?v=1733879713","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-desperate-fortune-9781492602026","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}