{"product_id":"the-secret-language-of-stones-a-novel-2-the-daughters-of-la-lune","title":"The Secret Language of Stones: A Novel (2) (The Daughters of La Lune)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs World War I rages and the Romanov dynasty reaches its sudden  brutal end  a young jewelry maker discovers love  passion  and her own healing powers in this dazzling (Library Journal  starred review) and romantic ghost story  the perfect follow-up to M. J. Roses brilliantly crafted (Providence Journal) novel The Witch of Painted Sorrows.  Nestled within Pariss historic Palais Royal is a jewelry store unlike any other. La Fantasie Russie is owned by Pavel Orloff  protg to the famous Faberge  and is known to the citys fashion elite as the place to find the rarest of gemstones and the most unique designs. But in the summer of 1918  war has transformed Paris from a city of style and romance to a place of fear and mourning.  It is in La Fantasie Russies workshop that young  ambitious Opaline Duplessi now spends her time making trench watches for soldiers at the front  as well as mourning jewelry for the mothers  wives  and lovers of those who have fallen. People say that Opalines creations are magical. Magic is a word Opaline would rather not use  although even she cant deny she possesses a rare gift.  Certain gemstones enable her to receive messages from beyond the grave. In her mind  she is no mystic  merely a messenger  giving voice to soldiers who died before they were able to properly express themselves to loved ones. Until one day  when one of these fallen soldiers communicates a messagedirectly to her.  So begins a dangerous journey that will take Opaline into the darkest corners of wartime Paris and across the English Channel  where the exiled Romanov dowager empress is waiting to discover the fate of her family. Full of romance  seduction  and a love so powerful it reaches beyond the grave  The Secret Language of Stones is a fantastic historical tale of war  love  loss  and intrigue  enhanced by vivid period detail (Melanie Benjamin  New York Times bestselling author of The Aviators Wife).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44949589295157,"sku":"ByrdShop_1476778108","price":59.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781476778105.jpg?v=1770082219","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-secret-language-of-stones-a-novel-2-the-daughters-of-la-lune","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}