{"product_id":"the-ancestor-9780062912770","title":"The Ancestor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A lushly written, dream-like modern gothic with as\u003cbr\u003emany dark turns and twists as the Montebianco family tree has branches. Welcome\u003cbr\u003eto the family.\" - Paul Tremblay, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSurvivor Song\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a DNA test reveals that Alberta \"Bert\" Monte\u003cbr\u003eis the sole heir of a wealthy noble family in the Italian Alps, she leaves New\u003cbr\u003eYork to visit the family estate: Montebianco Castle, a centuries-old compound\u003cbr\u003eisolated in the mountains. What appeared to be a fairy tale inheritance, \u003cbr\u003ehowever, soon turns into a nightmare as Bert begins to uncover the dark legacy\u003cbr\u003eof her family: the truth about the abandoned village at the base of the castle;\u003cbr\u003ethe whispers of stolen children; and the rumors of a legendary monster in the\u003cbr\u003emountains. As Bert unravels the truth, she learns that her true inheritance\u003cbr\u003elies not in a noble title or ancestral treasures, but in her very genes, and\u003cbr\u003enow she must choose between preserving a secret centuries in the keeping or\u003cbr\u003eabandoning it forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Vivid and uncanny...makes the most of Trussoni's signature\u003cbr\u003eblend of science, myth, and mystery.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Deborah Harkness, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eA Discovery\u003cbr\u003eof Witches\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Inventive\u003cbr\u003eand entertaining.\" -- \u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A\u003cbr\u003eGothic Extravaganza.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Kirkus \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3701355\"\u003eDanielle Trussoni\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062912770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062912771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC010000\"\u003eFairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends \u0026amp; Mythology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC015000\"\u003eHorror | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45002821795979,"sku":"9780062912770","price":21.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_bb343c58-eb1d-4fdb-9089-583bc18c0ae9.jpg?v=1765564262","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-ancestor-9780062912770","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}