{"product_id":"bellman-black-9781476711997","title":"Bellman \u0026 Black","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An astonishing work of genius.\" --\u003ci\u003eBookreporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Magically transformative.\" --\u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan one moment in time haunt you forever?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the instant #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Thirteenth Tale \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a \"poetic and mysterious\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) story that will haunt you to your very core.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaught up in a moment of boyhood competition, William Bellman recklessly aims his slingshot at a rook resting on a branch, killing the bird instantly. It is a small but cruel act, and is soon forgotten. By the time he is grown, with a wife and children of his own, William seems to have put the whole incident behind him. It was as if he never killed the thing at all. But rooks don't forget... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears later, when a stranger mysteriously enters William's life, his fortunes begin to turn--and the terrible and unforeseen consequences of his past indiscretion take root. In a desperate bid to save the only precious thing he has left, he enters into a rather strange bargain, with an even stranger partner. Together, they found a decidedly macabre business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd Bellman \u0026amp; Black is born.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSetterfield, Diane:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Diane Setterfield is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Thirteenth Tale, \u003c\/i\u003eand a former academic, specializing in twentieth-century French literature, particularly the works of Andre Gide. She lives in Oxford, England.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645542338834,"sku":"9781476711997","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6d14893e-7cf4-42ea-8fed-85f78ae102d6.jpg?v=1733155197","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bellman-black-9781476711997","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}