{"product_id":"9781035410170","title":"The Black Bird Oracle","description":"Author: Deborah Harkness\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035410170\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Jul 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 592 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Haunting in every way. A story thick with family secrets, human heartache, and the kind of deep magic only Harkness can conjure. You will be enchanted' LEIGH BARDUGO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Black Bird Oracle\u003c\/i\u003e deftly explores the nexus of memory, history, and parenthood - the magic, pain, and promises mothers pass onto their children. Harkness's lush prose makes a fantastical world real enough to touch' JODI PICOULT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself - and her family history - in the highly anticipated fifth novel of the beloved Number One \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling All Souls series.\u0026lt;\/h3\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first shadows fall on a Friday afternoon when a single, dying raven lands on the pavement in front of Diana Bishop, harbinger of an invitation that reads, 'It's time you came home, Diana'.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiana is a witch and scholar; her husband Matthew Clairmont, a vampire. Their intense love for one another awoke the dark powers within her and dissolved the Covenant between the three species - Witch, Daemon and Vampire - that live alongside humans. Now, the governing Congregation has decided it must test the magical powers of their seven-year-old twins, Pip and Becca. Concerned with their safety, Diana decides to forge a different path for her family's future and travels to Ravenswood, the Proctor family home.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere, Diana begins a new era, becoming her great aunt Gwyneth's pupil in higher magic. It's time to confront her family's past - and her own, inescapable desire for greater power.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber One bestselling author Deborah Harkness returns to her beloved \u003ci\u003eAll Souls \u003c\/i\u003eworld with a triumphant novel that sweeps back to the Salem Panic and illuminates Diana's family history in new and thrilling ways.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46454579232926,"sku":"ADS-9781035410170","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035410170.jpg?v=1769668055","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035410170","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}