{"product_id":"queen-of-the-mist-9780008715250","title":"Queen of the Mist","description":"\"A reminder that age is no barrier to the unconventional and daring...An extraordinary story about an extraordinary woman.\" \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller Hazel Gaynor\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSchool teacher. Widow. Legend.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1901 and the mists of change are swirling. Queen Victoria's reign is about to come to an end, and an obscure widow in Buffalo, New York, is about to attempt the impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the courageous Mrs Annie Edson Taylor. The bravest woman you've never heard of and the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel --over a decade before any man dared to do the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter a world of lost fortunes and friendship, as Annie, grieving the past and determined to change the lives of the women around her, attempts to alter the course of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a single jump, that is.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"Cau\u003c\/strong\u003echi \u003cstrong\u003eta\u003c\/strong\u003ekes \u003cstrong\u003eu\u003c\/strong\u003es \u003cstrong\u003eo\u003c\/strong\u003en \u003cstrong\u003ea\u003c\/strong\u003en \u003cstrong\u003eenjo\u003c\/strong\u003eyable \u003cstrong\u003eri\u003c\/strong\u003ede \u003cstrong\u003eo\u003c\/strong\u003ef a \u003cstrong\u003eta\u003c\/strong\u003ele, \u003cstrong\u003eto\u003c\/strong\u003eld \u003cstrong\u003efr\u003c\/strong\u003eom \u003cstrong\u003et\u003c\/strong\u003ehe \u003cstrong\u003ehea\u003c\/strong\u003ert.\" Historical Novel Society\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for\u003cem\u003e The Woman Who Went Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \"\u003cstrong\u003eGroundbreaking.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \"\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical fiction at its best.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \"There is only one word for it; \u003cstrong\u003eMAGIC.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \"A\u003cstrong\u003e beautifully written\u003c\/strong\u003e story that's based on true events...\u003cstrong\u003eMy emotions were all over the place\u003c\/strong\u003e. Annie had incredible courage.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \"I \u003cstrong\u003elaughed, cried, gasped, cried some more\u003c\/strong\u003e. Every single word is \u003cstrong\u003eperfection\u003c\/strong\u003e!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \"The absolute courage of this woman was amazing. \u003cstrong\u003eThis should be made into a film\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\"She defied the archaic ideas, modes of restraint and ageism put on women of her era.\u003cstrong\u003e I cannot rave enough about this novel \u003c\/strong\u003eand what a brilliant 'fictionalised love letter' Ms Cauchi has written in honour of Annie Edson Taylor.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐\"A reminder of how women have unreservedly been \u003cstrong\u003ewritten out of history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐ \"A tale of loss and betrayal, but also of \u003cstrong\u003eperseverance, courage and defying odds.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaroline Cauchi also writes as Caroline Smailes and her acclaimed novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Drowning of Arthur Braxton\u003c\/em\u003e was adapted into a film starring James Tarpey and Johnny Vegas. It won Best UK Feature 2021 at Raindance film festival. Matt Haig called the novel, 'magical, weird, wonderful'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaroline worked as a lecturer for several years before turning her hand to fiction. She lives in Liverpool with her husband and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"One More Chapter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50877983392018,"sku":"9780008715250","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0da6ceca-ce58-4c86-aca7-951ea61a3014.jpg?v=1738359592","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/queen-of-the-mist-9780008715250","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}