{"product_id":"the-whalebone-theatre-a-novel-1","title":"The Whalebone Theatre: A novel","description":"NEW YORK TIMES 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.\n\n“Absolute aces...Quinn’s imagination and adventuresome spirit are a pleasure to behold.” —The New York Times\n\n“Utterly heartbreaking and joyous.” —Jo Baker, author of Longbourn\n\nOne 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.\n\nAs 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0593321707\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.0593321707.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Quinn, Joanna\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in good condition. Minimal signs of wear. It May have markings or highlights, but kept to only a few pages. May not come with supplemental materials if applicable.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45588844052677,"sku":"LFV.0593321707.G","price":6.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/0593321707-0.jpg?v=1767658316","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/the-whalebone-theatre-a-novel-1","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}