{"product_id":"books-the-ancestor-by-danielle-trussoni","title":"The Ancestor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A lushly written, dream-like modern gothic with as\u003cbr\u003e many dark turns and twists as the Montebianco family tree has branches. Welcome\u003cbr\u003e to the family.\" - Paul Tremblay, bestselling author of Survivor Song\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter a DNA test reveals that Alberta \"Bert\" Monte\u003cbr\u003e is the sole heir of a wealthy noble family in the Italian Alps, she leaves New\u003cbr\u003e York to visit the family estate: Montebianco Castle, a centuries-old compound\u003cbr\u003e isolated in the mountains. What appeared to be a fairy tale inheritance,\u003cbr\u003e however, soon turns into a nightmare as Bert begins to uncover the dark legacy\u003cbr\u003e of her family: the truth about the abandoned village at the base of the castle;\u003cbr\u003e the whispers of stolen children; and the rumors of a legendary monster in the\u003cbr\u003e mountains. As Bert unravels the truth, she learns that her true inheritance\u003cbr\u003e lies not in a noble title or ancestral treasures, but in her very genes, and\u003cbr\u003e now she must choose between preserving a secret centuries in the keeping or\u003cbr\u003e abandoning it forever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Vivid and uncanny...makes the most of Trussoni's signature\u003cbr\u003e blend of science, myth, and mystery.\" --Deborah Harkness, bestselling author of A Discovery\u003cbr\u003e of Witches\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Inventive\u003cbr\u003e and entertaining.\" -- People\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A\u003cbr\u003e Gothic Extravaganza.\" --Kirkus \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53671539540241,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780062912770.jpg?v=1781516472","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-the-ancestor-by-danielle-trussoni","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}