{"product_id":"the-life-of-elves-9781609453152","title":"The Life of Elves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"beguiling fairy tale\" by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Elegance of the Hedgehog\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe villagers had never seen anything like it: dense white curtains of snow that instantly transformed the landscape. Not in autumn, not here in Burgundy. And on the same night a baby was discovered, dark-eyed little Maria, who would transform all their lives. Hundreds of miles away in the mountains of Abruzzo, another foundling, Clara, astonishes everyone with her extraordinary talent for piano playing. But her gifts go far beyond simple musicianship. As a time of great danger looms, though the girls know nothing of each other, it is the bond that unites them and others like them which will ultimately offer the only chance for good to prevail in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vivid imagery and a thread of mystery draw readers into the timeless and ethereal world of these young girls with a destiny to fulfill.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The novel is essentially a parable about the power both of art, which abolishes the 'border between earth and mind, ' and of women.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fans of both Barbery and fantasy from writers like Alice Hoffman and Sarah Addison Allen will be enchanted.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMuriel Barbery \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Elegance of the Hedgehog \u003c\/i\u003e(Europa, 2008), and \u003ci\u003eGourmet Rhapsody \u003c\/i\u003e(Europa, 2009). She has lived in Kyoto and Amsterdam and now lives in the French countryside. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e's translations for Europa Editions include novels by Sélim Nassib, Amélie Nothomb, and Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. She is the translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Elegance of the Hedgehog\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2008) and \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Elves\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2016) by Muriel Barbery.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492997206290,"sku":"9781609453152","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ea16c23e-1fc5-4a67-8cb3-308b1b7dc675.jpg?v=1730620818","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-life-of-elves-9781609453152","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}