{"product_id":"the-manor-of-dreams-9781668051726","title":"The Manor of Dreams","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A true modern classic. \u003ci\u003eThe Manor of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e is beautiful, eerie, and woven with enough intrigue to hold all who enter captive. Christina Li remains unmatched in breathing characters to life--and the hauntings thereafter.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Chloe Gong, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eImmortal Longings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMexican Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo \u003c\/i\u003ein Christina Li's haunting novel about the secrets that lie in wait in the crumbling mansion of a former Hollywood starlet, and the intertwined fates of the two Chinese American families fighting to inherit it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVivian Yin is dead. The first Chinese actress to win an Oscar, the trailblazing ingénue rose to fame in the eighties, only to disappear from the spotlight at the height of her career to live out the rest of her life as a recluse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow her remaining family members are gathered for the reading of her will, and her daughters expect to inherit their childhood home: Vivian's grand, sprawling, Southern California garden estate. But due to a last-minute change to the will, the house is passed on to another family instead--one that has suddenly returned after decades of estrangement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn hopes of staking their claim, both families move into the mansion. As Vivian's daughters race to piece together what happened in the last weeks of their mother's life, disturbing visions and bizarre behaviors start to take hold of everyone in the house, forcing them to realize they are being haunted by something far more sinister and vengeful than their regrets. After so many years of silence, will the families finally confront the painful truth behind the house's origins and the last, tragic summer they spent there--or will they cling to their secrets until it's too late? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in dual timelines, spanning three generations, and brimming with romance, betrayal, ambition, and sacrifice, \u003ci\u003eThe Manor of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling family gothic that examines the true cost of the American Dream--and what happens when the roots we set down in this country turn to rot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLi, Christina:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Christina Li is the award-winning author of children's and young adult books \u003ci\u003eClues to the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRuby Lost and Found\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTrue Love and Other Impossible Odds\u003c\/i\u003e, which have been selected as a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e summer book club pick, one of the NPR and New York Public Library Best Books of the Year, and recognized for the Asian Pacific American Librarians' Award for Best Children's Literature. She graduated from Stanford University with degrees in Economics and Public Policy. She grew up in the Midwest and California, but now resides in New York. \u003ci\u003eThe Manor of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e is her adult literary debut.You can follow her on Instagram @ChristinaLiWrites, X @CLiWrites, and TikTok @CLiWrites. For more information, visit her website at ChristinaLiWrites.com.","brand":"Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51254224847122,"sku":"9781668051726","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_468f8206-810a-47f0-9c4b-7e571cb3b2f7.jpg?v=1756799129","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-manor-of-dreams-9781668051726","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}