{"product_id":"9781804990032","title":"The Cloisters","description":"Author: Hays, Katy \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781804990032 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2023 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 416 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 24mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescripition: \u003cbr\u003ePitched as \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e for a new generation, this dark tale of toxic obsession, ambition and corrosive friendships proved to be one of the year's most captivating debuts - a top 10 bestseller in the UK and the USA!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eTOP 5 BESTSELLER . . . IN HARDBACK AND NOW IN PAPERBACK!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eNinth House \u003c\/i\u003e. . . the discovery of a mysterious deck of tarot cards lays bare shocking secrets within a close-knit circle of researchers at New York's famed Met Cloisters museum.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Glamour, power, seduction, ambition\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Cloisters\u003c\/i\u003e has it all. I adored this deliciously gothic, beautifully written novel.' LOUISE O'NEILL,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dark and enigmatic . . . a story of academic \u003cb\u003eobsession, Renaissance magic and the ruthless pursuit of power\u003c\/b\u003e. Captivating in every sense.' SARAH PEARSE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Elegant and \u003cb\u003eatmospheric and suffused with brooding menace\u003c\/b\u003e.' LUCY CLARKE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sultry and sinister\u003c\/b\u003e . . . teems with sexual tension, the secrets of divination, and scholarly obsessiveness . . . jaw-dropping.\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003eSARAH PENNER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beguiling and\u003cb\u003e atmospheric, an entrancing and gripping tale.'\u003c\/b\u003e KATE MOSSE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-------\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnn Stilwell arrives in New York City, hoping to spend her summer working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Instead, she is assigned to The Cloisters, a gothic museum and garden renowned for its collection of medieval and Renaissance art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn into a small circle of charismatic but enigmatic researchers, Ann happy to indulge some of their more outlandish theories, including the museum's curator who is fixated on tarot and the real possibility of predicting the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Ann discovers a mysterious, once-thought lost deck of 15th-century Italian tarot cards she finds herself at the centre of a dangerous game of power, toxic friendship and ambition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd as the game being played within the Cloisters spirals out of control, Ann must decide who she trusts . . .\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45540449386654,"sku":"UBD-9781804990032","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781804990032.jpg?v=1749176986","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781804990032","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}