{"product_id":"the-childrens-book-9780307473066","title":"The Children's Book","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - MAN BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE - From the Booker Prize-winning, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e a story that spans the Victorian era through World War I about a children's author and the passions, betrayals, and secrets that tear apart the lives of her family and loved ones. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Majestic ... Dazzling ... Wonderful.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen children's book author Olive Wellwood's oldest son discovers a runaway named Philip sketching in the basement of a museum, she takes him into the storybook world of her family and friends. But the joyful bacchanals Olive hosts at her rambling country house--and the separate, private books she writes for each of her seven children--conceal more treachery and darkness than Philip has ever imagined. The Wellwoods' personal struggles and hidden desires unravel against a breathtaking backdrop of the cliff-lined shores of England to Paris, Munich, and the trenches of the Somme, as the Edwardian period dissolves into World War I and Europe's golden era comes to an end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of numerous novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Children's Book, The Biographer's Tale, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePossession, \u003c\/i\u003e which was awarded the Booker Prize. She also wrote two novellas, published together as \u003ci\u003eAngels \u0026amp; Insects, \u003c\/i\u003e five collections of short stories, and several works of nonfiction. A distinguished critic and author, and the recipient of the 2016 Erasmus Prize for her \"inspiring contribution to 'life writing, '\" she died in 2023.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50652111634706,"sku":"9780307473066","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_870b93c9-3afd-480a-ad3c-05a12c4bb5e2.jpg?v=1733317909","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-childrens-book-9780307473066","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}