{"product_id":"cupid-and-psyche-9780688131630","title":"Cupid and Psyche","description":"\u003cp\u003ePsyche is the most beautiful woman in the world, yet the oracle at Delphi foresees she will fall in love with a creature feared even by the gods themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMagically, Psyche finds herself in a magnificent castle fitted with sweet music, attentive servants, and a charming but invisible host. Soon she falls in love with this man she has never seen, but in a moment of doubt she betrays his trust. To win back his love, Psyche must show that she is as brave as she is beautiful by performing three impossible tasks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the greatest love story of all, \u003cem\u003eCupid and Psyche\u003c\/em\u003e is unsurpassed in its richness and drama. Marie Craft's lively, suspenseful retelling of this classic Greek myth will appeal to young and old alike. And these legendary lovers have inspired forty lush luminous paintings by award-winning artist Kinuko Craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLavishly illustrated and thrillingly told, here is a book to be treasured forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCraft, Kinuko Y.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKinuko Y. Craft has won more than one hundred graphic-arts awards, including five gold medals from the Society of Illustrators. In 2008, she was inducted into their Hall of Fame. Her art has been in print for almost half a century, appearing on the covers of such prestigious publications as \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e. Her illustrated books on Greek myths and of classic fairy tales have been published in the United States and other English-language countries, and in Europe, China, and Korea. Says \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, \"Every detail of her work--the flowers by a spring, a red cloak unfurled against a blue sky, moonlight on a tiger's back--is beautifully rendered.\" \u003cem\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/em\u003e is her ninth illustrated book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCraft, M. Charlotte:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCharlotte Craft studied comparative literature at Columbia University in New York. After graduating, she traveled to Japan, where she worked as an interpreter and photographer. She now lives in Scotland with her family. \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e complimented her first book, \u003cem\u003eCupid and Psyche, \u003c\/em\u003e for its clear, simple text and noted that the book a excels in conveying the mythology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to \u003cem\u003eCupid and Psyche, \u003c\/em\u003e she is also the illustrator of Marianna Mayer's \u003cem\u003ePegasus, Baba Yaga \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Vasilisa the Brave, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Twelve Dancing Princesses.\u003c\/em\u003e Ms. Craft lives in Connecticut. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50599768555794,"sku":"9780688131630","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_13a3aa35-8045-4316-9e5c-335c0e076f56.jpg?v=1732204921","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cupid-and-psyche-9780688131630","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}