{"product_id":"the-robber-girl-9780763669560","title":"The Robber Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003ePart literary mystery, part magical tour de force--an incantatory novel of fierce beauty, lyricism, and originality from a National Book Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brilliant puzzle of a book from the author of \u003ci\u003eChime\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Folk Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e plunges us into the vulnerable psyche of one of the most memorable unreliable narrators to grace the page in decades. The Robber Girl has a good dagger. Its voice in her head is as sharp as its two edges that taper down to a point. Today, the Robber Girl and her dagger will ride with Gentleman Jack into the Indigo Heart to claim the gold that's rightfully his. But instead of gold, the Robber Girl finds a dollhouse cottage with doorknobs the size of apple seeds. She finds two dolls who give her three tasks, even though she knows that three is too many tasks. The right number of tasks is two, like Grandmother gave to Gentleman Jack: \u003ci\u003eFetch unto me the mountain's gold, to build our city fair. Fetch unto me the wingless bird, and I shall make you my heir.\u003c\/i\u003e The Robber Girl finds what might be a home, but to fight is easier than to trust when you're a mystery even to yourself and you're torn between loyalty and love. \u003ci\u003eThe Robber Girl \u003c\/i\u003eis at once achingly real--wise to the nuances of trauma--and loaded with magic, action, and intrigue. Every sentence shines, sharp as a blade, in a beautifully crafted novel about memory, identity, and the power of language to heal and reconstruct our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranny Billingsley\u003c\/b\u003e is the highly acclaimed author of three fantasy novels--National Book Award Finalist \u003ci\u003eChime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book \u003c\/i\u003eAward winner \u003ci\u003eThe Folk Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWell Wished\u003c\/i\u003e--as well as a picture book, \u003ci\u003eBig Bad Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by G. Brian Karas. She lives in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525556965650,"sku":"9780763669560","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_61947ee4-886b-4778-bcbc-4402b2e56c0d.jpg?v=1731226890","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-robber-girl-9780763669560","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}