{"product_id":"amy-snow-9781501128370","title":"Amy Snow","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the UK's Richard \u0026amp; Judy Search for a Bestseller Competition, this page-turning debut novel follows an orphan whose late, beloved best friend bequeaths her a treasure hunt that leads her all over Victorian England and finally to the one secret her friend never shared.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is 1831 when eight-year-old Aurelia Vennaway finds a naked baby girl abandoned in the snow on the grounds of her aristocratic family's magnificent mansion. Her parents are horrified that she has brought a bastard foundling into the house, but Aurelia convinces them to keep the baby, whom she names Amy Snow. Amy is brought up as a second-class citizen, despised by Vennaways, but she and Aurelia are as close as sisters. When Aurelia dies at the age of twenty-three, she leaves Amy ten pounds, and the Vennaways immediately banish Amy from their home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Aurelia left her much more. Amy soon receives a packet that contains a rich inheritance and a letter from Aurelia revealing she had kept secrets from Amy, secrets that she wants Amy to know. From the grave she sends Amy on a treasure hunt from one end of England to the other: a treasure hunt that only Amy can follow. Ultimately, a life-changing discovery awaits...if only Amy can unlock the secret. In the end, Amy escapes the Vennaways, finds true love, and learns her dearest friend's secret, a secret that she will protect for the rest of her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn abandoned baby, a treasure hunt, a secret. As Amy sets forth on her quest, readers will be swept away by this engrossing gem of a novel--the wonderful debut by newcomer Tracy Rees.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRees, Tracy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Tracy Rees is a Cambridge graduate with a degree in Modern and Medieval Languages. After an eight-year career in nonfiction publishing, she worked as a counselor for people with cancer and their families. \u003ci\u003eAmy Snow\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel. She lives in Swansea, Wales, and is now writing her second novel.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649040552210,"sku":"9781501128370","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d553fa88-801e-4ef4-ad4e-4dac3b3916bc.jpg?v=1733256137","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/amy-snow-9781501128370","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}