{"product_id":"the-palace-at-the-end-of-the-sea-9781662528644","title":"The Palace at the End of the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young man comes of age and crosses continents in search of an identity--and a cause--at the dawn of the Spanish Civil War in a thrilling, timely, and emotional historical saga.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York City, 1929. Young Theo Sterling's world begins to unravel as the Great Depression exerts its icy grip. He finds it hard to relate to his parents: His father, a Jewish self-made businessman, refuses to give up on the American dream, and his mother, a refugee from religious persecution in Mexico, holds fast to her Catholic faith. When disaster strikes the family, Theo must learn who \u003ci\u003ehe\u003c\/i\u003e is. A charismatic school friend and a firebrand girl inspire him to believe he can fight Fascism and change the world, but each rebellion comes at a higher price, forcing Theo to question these ideologies too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom New York's Lower East Side to an English boarding school to an Andalusian village in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Theo's harrowing journey from boy to man is set against a backdrop of societies torn apart from within, teetering on the edge of a terrible war to which Theo is compulsively drawn like a moth to a flame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTolkien, Simon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSimon Tolkien is the author of \u003ci\u003eNo Man's Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrders from Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe King of Diamonds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Inheritance\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFinal Witness\u003c\/i\u003e. He studied modern history at Trinity College, Oxford, and went on to become a London barrister specializing in criminal defense. Simon is the grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien and is a director of the Tolkien Estate. In 2022 he was named as series consultant to the Amazon TV series \u003ci\u003eThe Rings of Power\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife, vintage fashion author Tracy Tolkien, and their two children, Nicholas and Anna, in Southern California. For more information, visit www.simontolkien.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298602549522,"sku":"9781662528644","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c493adad-7555-446c-9f95-c7ac8636867d.jpg?v=1747829371","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-palace-at-the-end-of-the-sea-9781662528644","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}