{"product_id":"the-childrens-book-9780307272096","title":"The Children's Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eShortlisted  for the Man Booker Prize  A spellbinding novel  at once sweeping and intimate  from the Booker Prizewinning author of Possession  that spans the Victorian era through the World War I years  and centers around a famous childrens book author and the passions  betrayals  and secrets that tear apart the people she loves.  When Olive Wellwoods oldest son discovers a runaway named Philip sketching in the basement of the new Victoria and Albert Museuma talented working-class boy who could be a character out of one of Olives magical talesshe takes him into the storybook world of her family and friends.  But the joyful bacchanals Olive hosts at her rambling country houseand the separate  private books she writes for each of her seven childrenconceal more treachery and darkness than Philip has ever imagined. As these livesof adults and children alikeunfold  lies are revealed  hearts are broken  and the damaging truth about the Wellwoods slowly emerges. But their personal struggles  their hidden desires  will soon be eclipsed by far greater forces  as the tides turn across Europe and a golden era comes to an end.  Taking us from the cliff-lined shores of England to Paris  Munich  and the trenches of the Somme  The Childrens Book is a deeply affecting story of a singular family  played out against the great  rippling tides of the day. It is a masterly literary achievement by one of our most essential writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45816034197557,"sku":"ByrdShop_0307272095","price":27.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780307272096.jpg?v=1785178471","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-childrens-book-9780307272096","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}