{"product_id":"the-river-king-9780425179673","title":"The River King","description":"\u003cb\u003eA story about a small town's surface appearance and the truths submerged below from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeople tend to stay in their place in the town of Haddan. The students at the prestigious prep school don't mix with locals; even within the school, hierarchy rules as freshman and faculty members find out where they fit in and what is expected from them. But there are minor collisions happening everywhere: An awkward boy, the son of a teacher, is flirting with a pretty classmate, the daughter of a convenience-store cashier. A photographer in plastic flip-flops and an overflowing backpack is about to marry a staid, ambitious historian. And when a body is found in the river behind the school, a local policeman named Abey Grey will walk into this enclosed world and upset it entirely...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of more than thirty works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Hour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe World That We Knew\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePractical Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e (A Reese's Book Club pick), \u003ci\u003eMagic Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHere on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (An Oprah's Book Club pick), and \u003ci\u003eThe Dovekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives near Boston.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51424494780690,"sku":"9780425179673","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6e84e219-0495-4f81-bec0-3a7889794259.jpg?v=1751380690","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-river-king-9780425179673","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}