{"product_id":"caravan-9780345492371","title":"Caravan","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A lushly romantic adventure story set in the North African desert in 1914, told by the impeccable Lady Treal as she reminisces in her London town house about her decidedly peccable past . . . Well-written, expertly plotted, perfectly paced.\"--\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith her anthropologist husband murdered and their caravan stolen by fierce Tuareg tribesmen, Caressa has two choices: death or a life of slavery. Concealing her dangerous beauty beneath the faded robes of an Arab boy, she embarks on the adventure of her life, harassed by vicious nomads, slave traders and the envious witch doctor, Isa. Only a handful of carnival magic tricks stands between her and oblivion. Then she discovers an inner magic so mysteriously compelling that the desert people call her a sorceress. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sheer reading pleasure.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDorothy Gilman\u003c\/b\u003e (1923-2012) was the author of 14 Mrs. Pollifax novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, \u003c\/i\u003ethe series debut; \u003ci\u003eMrs. Pollifax Pursued;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMrs. Pollifax Unveiled\u003c\/i\u003e. She was also the author of many other novels, among them \u003ci\u003eThale's Folly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523553759506,"sku":"9780345492371","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4a25a401-f260-44ae-885a-053619fafb52.jpg?v=1731151762","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/caravan-9780345492371","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}