{"product_id":"maddalena-and-the-dark-9781035408030b","title":"Maddalena and the Dark","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA darkness takes shape beneath the waters of Venice . . .\u003cbr\u003eand somewhere in the Ospedale della Pietà,\u003cbr\u003ethere are two girls breathing beside each other,\u003cbr\u003elegs entwined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMaddalena and the Dark\u003c\/span\u003e is an opulent and sensuous Venetian fairytale, full of music, magic, passion, and betrayal, perfect for fans of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBunny, A Study in Drowning\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eVenice, 1717. Before Maddalena arrived at the Ospedale della Pietà, Venice's most illustrious music school, fifteen-year-old orphan Luisa has only wanted one thing: to be the best at violin. Luisa is good at violin, but she is not the best. She has peers, but she does not have friends. Until Maddalena.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSent to the Pietà until her noble family can find her a husband, Maddalena is cunning, passionate, and unlike anyone Luisa has ever met. Maddalena can promise the world to Luisa, and when she does, their fates intertwine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Maddalena has made a dangerous wager and, for both girls, there will be an unimaginable price to pay.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e'[A] beguiling fairy tale' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eVANITY FAIR\u003c\/span\u003e (A Best Book of Summer)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Enchanted...A slow-burn gothic novel that will make you lose track of your surroundings . . . An atmospheric banger' LITHUB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42823836565584,"sku":"9781035408030B","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781035408030-l.jpg?v=1785894137","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/maddalena-and-the-dark-9781035408030b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}