{"product_id":"the-whalebone-theatre-a-read-with-jenna-pick-9780593467152","title":"The Whalebone Theatre: A Read with Jenna Pick","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BEST SELLER - A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK - A transporting, irresistible debut novel that takes its heroine, Cristabel Seagrave, from a theatre made of whalebones to covert operations during World War II--a story of love, family, bravery, lost innocence, and self-transformation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Absolute aces...Quinn's imagination and adventuresome spirit are a pleasure to behold.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Utterly heartbreaking and joyous.\" --Jo Baker, author of \u003ci\u003eLongbourn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOne blustery night in 1928, a whale washes up on the shores of the English Channel. By law, it belongs to the King, but twelve-year-old orphan Cristabel Seagrave has other plans. She and the rest of the household--her sister, Flossie; her brother, Digby, long-awaited heir to Chilcombe manor; Maudie Kitcat, kitchen maid; Taras, visiting artist--build a theatre from the beast's skeletal rib cage. Within the Whalebone Theatre, Cristabel can escape her feckless stepparents and brisk governesses, and her imagination comes to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Cristabel grows into a headstrong young woman, World War II rears its head. She and Digby become British secret agents on separate missions in Nazi-occupied France--a more dangerous kind of playacting, it turns out, and one that threatens to tear the family apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJOANNA QUINN was born in London and grew up in Dorset, in thesouthwest of England, where her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Whalebone Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e, is set.She has worked in journalism and the charity sector. She is also a short storywriter, published by The White Review and Comma Press, among others. She teaches creative writing and lives in a village near the sea in Dorset.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573357220114,"sku":"9780593467152","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f86dbffa-5078-465c-aad9-f54291011114.jpg?v=1767094182","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-whalebone-theatre-a-read-with-jenna-pick-9780593467152","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}