{"product_id":"9780340988374","title":"Ash","description":"Author: Malinda Lo\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780340988374\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Children's Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 May 2010\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the world of fairies are an older race of people who walk the line between life and death, reality and magic. As orphaned Ash grows up, a servant in her stepmother's home, she begans to realise that her beloved mother, Elinor was very much in tune with these underworld folk, and that she herself has the power to see them too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst the sheer misery of her stepmother's cruelty, greed and ambition in preparing her two charmless daughters for presentation at court, and hopefully Royal or aristocratic marriage, Ash befriends one of these fairies - a mysterious, handsome man - who grants her wishes and restores hope to Ash's existence, even though she knows there will be a price to pay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut most important of all, she also meets Kaisa, a huntress employed by the king, and it is Kaisa who truly awakens Ash's desires for both love and self-respect... Ash escapes a life with her grim and self-serving stepmother and finds her beloved one...\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAsh is a fairy tale about possibility and recognizing the opportunities for change. From the deepest grief comes the chance for transformation.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a 'hot date' on Date A Book, check out the other bookish 'hotties' at www.dateabook.com.au","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67641986678942,"sku":"ADS-9780340988374","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780340988374.jpg?v=1792557624","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780340988374","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}