{"product_id":"the-white-octopus-hotel-9798217091799","title":"The White Octopus Hotel","description":"\u003cb\u003eJourney to a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps, where two lost souls living in different centuries meet and discover if a second chance awaits them behind its doors.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Have you travelled a long way?\" she asked carefully..\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA smile twitched at the corner of his mouth. \"Well, yes,\" he said slowly. \"Yes, you could say that. But it was worth the wait.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e London, 2015.\u003c\/b\u003e When reclusive art appraiser Eve Shaw shakes the hand of a silver-haired gentleman in her office, the warmth of his palm sends a spark through her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis name is Max Everly--curiously, the same name as Eve's favorite composer, born one hundred sixteen years prior. And she has the sudden feeling that she's held his hand before . . . but where, and when? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e The White Octopus Hotel, 1935.\u003c\/b\u003e In this belle époque building high in the snowy mountains, Eve and a young Max wander the winding halls, lost in time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach of them has been through the trenches--Eve through a family accident and Max on the battlefields of the Great War--but for an impossible moment, love and healing are just a room away . . . if only they have the courage to step through the door.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandra Bell\u003c\/b\u003e studied Law at university and signed her first book deal at nineteen. Since then, she has written multiple books for both adults and young people. She works at a legal advice charity and lives in Hampshire with her husband, sons, and Sphynx cats.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Del Rey Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676320825618,"sku":"9798217091799","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_03fce5f3-7c9c-4986-a67a-e89777b4fad4.jpg?v=1771335136","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-white-octopus-hotel-9798217091799","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}