{"product_id":"the-ancestor-9780062912770","title":"The Ancestor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A lushly written, dream-like modern gothic with as many dark turns and twists as the Montebianco family tree has branches. Welcome to the family.\" - Paul Tremblay, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSurvivor Song\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a DNA test reveals that Alberta \"Bert\" Monte is the sole heir of a wealthy noble family in the Italian Alps, she leaves New York to visit the family estate: Montebianco Castle, a centuries-old compound isolated in the mountains. What appeared to be a fairy tale inheritance, however, soon turns into a nightmare as Bert begins to uncover the dark legacy of her family: the truth about the abandoned village at the base of the castle; the whispers of stolen children; and the rumors of a legendary monster in the mountains. As Bert unravels the truth, she learns that her true inheritance lies not in a noble title or ancestral treasures, but in her very genes, and now she must choose between preserving a secret centuries in the keeping or abandoning it forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Vivid and uncanny...makes the most of Trussoni's signature blend of science, myth, and mystery.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Deborah Harkness, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eA Discovery of Witches\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Inventive and entertaining.\" -- \u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A Gothic Extravaganza.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Kirkus \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrussoni, Danielle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDanielle Trussoni is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e Top Ten bestselling author of the supernatural thrillers \u003cem\u003eAngelology\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAngelopolis\u003c\/em\u003e. She currently writers the Horror column for the New York Times Book Review and has recently served as a jurist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. Trussoni holds an MFA in Fiction from the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she won the Michener-Copernicus Society of America award. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages. She lives in the Hudson River Valley with her family and her pug Fly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Custom House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567709229330,"sku":"9780062912770","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5b51d410-51f6-4220-8802-776c9ece3258.jpg?v=1731926834","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ancestor-9780062912770","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}