{"product_id":"piranesi-9781635577808","title":"Piranesi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Women's Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorld Fantasy Awards Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eJonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell\u003c\/i\u003e, an intoxicating, hypnotic book set in a dreamlike alternative reality.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is one other person in the house-a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For readers of Neil Gaiman's \u003ci\u003eThe Ocean at the End of the Lane\u003c\/i\u003e and fans of Madeline Miller's \u003ci\u003eCirce\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePiranesi\u003c\/i\u003e introduces an astonishing new world, an infinite labyrinth, full of startling images and surreal beauty, haunted by the tides and the clouds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusanna Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eThe Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and Hugo Award-winning \u003ci\u003eJonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50568805187858,"sku":"9781635577808","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_71cd47aa-72ab-4d8f-84f9-0d1d9b027a21.jpg?v=1731950071","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/piranesi-9781635577808","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}