{"product_id":"the-rowan-9781448311125","title":"The Rowan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA rowan tree with mysterious and unique powers is extending its grip over humanity, and investigative writer Valentina Garnier is caught up in a battle between supernatural forces and the federal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003egovernment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrize-winning investigative writer Valentina Garnier loves a good story, so when she learns that CIA director Agnes Pendalon wants her to travel to Kunashir Island in Russia's easternmost province, she jumps at the chance. Top scientists, political aides, CIA agents and even the vice president's daughter have made mysterious trips to the island in recent weeks, and all have come back changed . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Val arrives in Kunashir, she is mesmerized by a magical rowan tree and its leaves that turn to golden threads, encircling the visitors. Something incredible and transformational is happening in front of her . . . With the CIA determined to hunt down this unknown force and everyone affected by the rowan, is a new battle for the future of humanity about to commence?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavis Bunn\u003c\/b\u003e's\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003enovels have sold in excess of eight\u003cbr\u003emillion copies in twenty-six languages. He has appeared on numerous\u003cbr\u003enational bestseller lists, and his novels have been Main or Featured Selections\u003cbr\u003ewith every major US bookclub. Recent titles have been named Best Book\u003cbr\u003eof the Year by both \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, as\u003cbr\u003ewell as earning Top Pick and Starred Reviews from \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRT\u003cbr\u003eReviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eCurrently Davis serves as Writer-In-Residence at Regent's Park\u003cbr\u003eCollege, Oxford University. He speaks around the world on aspects of creative\u003cbr\u003ewriting. Davis\u003cbr\u003ealso publishes under the pseudonym of Thomas Locke. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725053006098,"sku":"9781448311125","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b51e08c9-ebb7-4b7d-8429-a92a0c4580d6.jpg?v=1734815383","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-rowan-9781448311125","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}