{"product_id":"9781504090872","title":"The Book of Crows","description":"Author: Sam Meekings\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781504090872\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Open Road Integrated Media\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 23 Jul 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 302 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn his second novel, the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eUnder Fishbone Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e reaches across Chinese history with lyrically interwoven tales of human longing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It is said that the Book of Crows contains the entire history of the world-past, present, and future. Equally sought after and feared, this mysterious book touches lives both high and low, young and old, ancient and modern. In a series of narratives spanning millennia, author Sam Meekings conjures a tale both epic and intimate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When a teenage girl is abducted, she soon finds herself facing a new life in a remote mountain brothel. Thousands of years later, a humble bureaucrat must search for a missing colleague in the rubble from a devastating landslide. While travelling the Silk Road, a medieval Franciscan monk offers shocking revelations in the form of a deathbed confession. And a Chinese poet must put grief aside to answer a call to the Emperor's palace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Each of them will in some way feel the powerful influence of the Book of Crows.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919632449694,"sku":"ING-9781504090872","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781504090872.jpg?v=1782814155","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781504090872","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}