{"product_id":"an-age-of-winters-9781662520617","title":"An Age of Winters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the seventeenth century, witchfinders rule and paranoia thrives in a chilling novel about unrequited love, persecution, and betrayal by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Road Beyond Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBroken Angels\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1625, the Franconian village of Eisbach has been plagued by disease, famine, heinous crimes, and a merciless winter. Katarin Jaspers is the maidservant to the enigmatic Reverend Zacharias Engel, appointed by Rome to cure the village of suspected diabolism and save every God-fearing soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZacharias soon finds his first witch, and the public burning of a local man could spell the end of misfortune. As a sense of peace settles over the village, Katarin finds herself increasingly infatuated with Zacharias, who is a disruption to her predictable existence and a balm for her cruel past. But peace for Katarin is short-lived. Margaretha Katz--the new midwife--is seen as a rival for the reverend's attention. Fear and recrimination reach a fever pitch when a great tragedy sets the town fully on edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the walls of winter closing in around Eisbach once again, rumours flourish and villagers turn on each other. Now, no one is safe from the pyre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50888487141650,"sku":"9781662520617","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f91db0ed-f18e-4ccf-b027-8041ed84a941.jpg?v=1738155935","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/an-age-of-winters-9781662520617","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}