{"product_id":"9798217093243","title":"A Fortune of Sand","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe daughter of a powerful tycoon escapes to a glamorous artists’ retreat—where dark secrets and dangerous temptations await—in this gripping Prohibition-era novel from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSalt to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Enthralling . . . While history is often molded by those in power, there are always those who can wrest control and write a new story of their own.”—Marie Benedict, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Personal Librarian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe First Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetroit, 1927. A city of smoke and ambition, where glittering wealth conceals a graveyard of secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMarjorie Lennox is the youngest daughter of a powerful Detroit dynasty—a family rich in money and poor in charm. Creative, reckless, and never quite what they wanted, Marjorie has spent her life overlooked by her controlling father and self-absorbed siblings. But when she secretly applies to an elite arts program backed by a mysterious patron, she grabs the chance to finally step out of her family’s shadow. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe building is grand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe talent is extraordinary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd something is deeply wrong. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe program is strict in ways that feel sinister. Doors lock at strange hours. Rumors spread about women going missing. And the handsome benefactor behind it all is as magnetic as he is unsettling. As Marjorie gets pulled deeper into his world, she must fight to discover the truth before she loses herself completely. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in the fading splendor of 1920s Detroit and inspired by real, long-buried events, \u003ci\u003eA Fortune of Sand\u003c\/i\u003e is a glittering, gothic page-turner about power, control, and the price women pay when they demand to be seen.","brand":"Ruta Sepetys","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":46851164274876,"sku":"9798217093243","price":41.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/8559\/2764\/files\/BNCImageAPI_235c116f-3ac5-423d-b5dd-35c870880e61.jpg?v=1779379317","url":"https:\/\/wordsquirrelbooks.com\/products\/9798217093243","provider":"Word Squirrel Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}