{"product_id":"9780241994146","title":"Joanna Quinn - The Whalebone Theatre","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Joanna Quinn. Themes include Fiction, Thrillers, Espionage, Historical, 20th Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Utterly heartbreaking and joyous.\" --Jo Baker, author of \u003ci\u003eLongbourn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58560143032694,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780241994146.jpg?v=1787930248","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780241994146","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}