{"product_id":"the-absolute-book-9781405947244","title":"The Absolute Book","description":"By: Elizabeth Knox     \u003chr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bewitching epic fantasy about a revenge killing, a mysterious scroll box that has survived centuries of fires, and the book that changed everything\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Intricately plotted and gorgeously written, \u003ci\u003eThe Absolute Book\u003c\/i\u003e is a cinematic tale that is by turns dark and dreamlike, yet ultimately hopeful.\" --Deborah Harkness, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Discovery of Witches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"An instant classic . . . It is everything fantasy should be.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaryn Cornick believes that the past--her sister's violent death, and her own ill-conceived revenge--is behind her, and she can get on with her life. She has written a successful book about the things that threaten libraries: insects, damp, light, fire, carelessness and uncaring . . . but not all of the attention it brings her is good.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA policeman, Jacob Berger, questions her about a cold case. Then there are questions about a fire in the library at her grandparents' house and an ancient scroll box known as the Firestarter, as well as threatening phone calls and a mysterious illness. Finally a shadowy young man named Shift appears, forcing Taryn and Jacob toward a reckoning felt in more than one world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Absolute Book\u003c\/i\u003e is epic, action-packed fantasy in which hidden treasures are recovered, wicked things resurface, birds can talk, and dead sisters are a living force. It is a book of journeys and returns, from contemporary England to Auckland, New Zealand; from a magical fairyland to Purgatory. Above all, it is a declaration of love for stories and the ways in which they shape our worlds and create gods out of mortals.","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"GB - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44461517865187,"sku":"DTRPRUK-9781405947244","price":92.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46412919505123,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9780593296752","price":128.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/getimage_1d63848c-4c1b-4b08-a18b-20d75dd67c50.jpg?v=1758958108","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh\/products\/the-absolute-book-9781405947244","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}