{"product_id":"books-the-maze-at-windermere-by-gregory-blake-smith","title":"The Maze at Windermere","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the ten best books of 2018 by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eNamed one of the best books of 2018 by \u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStaggeringly brilliant . . . You'll start \u003ci\u003eThe Maze of Windermere\u003c\/i\u003e with bewilderment, but you'll close it in awe. --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePitch perfec\u003c\/b\u003et.\u003ci\u003e --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When a drunken party guest challenges him to a late-night tennis match, Sandy Allison finds himself unexpectedly entangled in the monied world of Newport, Rhode Island. A former touring pro a little down on his luck, Sandy has nothing to stake against the vintage motorcycle his opponent wagers. But then Alice DuPont--the young heiress to a Newport mansion called Windermere--offers up her diamond necklace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With this reckless wager begins a dazzling narrative odyssey that braids together four centuries of aspiration and adversity in this renowned seaside society capital. A witty and urbane bachelor of the Gilded Age embarks on a high-risk scheme to marry into a fortune; a young Henry James, soon to make his mark on the world, turns himself to his craft with harrowing social consequences; an aristocratic British officer during the American Revolution carries on a courtship that leads to murder; and, in Newport's earliest days, a tragically orphaned Quaker girl imagines a way forward for herself and the slave girl she has inherited. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gregory Blake Smith weaves these intersecting worlds into a rich, brilliant tapestry. A deftly layered novel of love, ambition, and duplicity, \u003ci\u003eThe Maze at Windermere \u003c\/i\u003echarts a voyage across the ages into the maze of the human heart.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53771684872465,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781432852313.jpg?v=1783969679","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-maze-at-windermere-by-gregory-blake-smith","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}