{"product_id":"a-discovery-of-witches-2","title":"A Discovery of Witches","description":"\u003cp\u003eA richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiana is a bold heroine who meets her equal in vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont, and gradually warms up to him as their alliance deepens into an intimacy that violates age-old taboos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis smart, sophisticated story harks back to the novels of Anne Rice, but it is as contemporary and sensual as the Twilight series - with an extra serving of historical realism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deborah Harkness","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43200342720681,"sku":"9780755374045","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/harkness_414328ed-5de0-42b7-ba5e-2cfa89190a1f.jpg?v=1692857258","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/a-discovery-of-witches-2","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}