{"product_id":"a-spell-of-winter-9780241986523","title":"A Spell of Winter","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Helen Dunmore\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Helen Dunmore's third novel, \u003ci\u003eA Spell of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e won the 1996 Orange Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCatherine and her brother, Rob, don't know why they have been abandoned by their parents. Incarcerated in the enormous country house of their grandfather - 'the man from nowhere' - they create a refuge against their family's dark secrets, and against the outside world as it moves towards the First World War. As time passes, their sibling love deepens and crosses into forbidden territory. But they are not as alone in the house as they believe . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A marvellous novel about forbidden passions and the terrible consequences of thwarted love. Dunmore is one of the finest English writers' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A hugely involving story which often stops you in your tracks with the beauty of its writing' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'An electrifying and original talent, a writer whose style is characterized by a lyrical, dreamy intensity' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHelen Dunmore has published eleven novels with Penguin: \u003ci\u003eZennor in Darkness \u003c\/i\u003e, which won the McKitterick Prize; \u003ci\u003eBurning Bright\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Spell of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Orange Prize; \u003ci\u003eTalking to the Dead \u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eYour Blue-Eyed Boy\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e With Your Crooked Heart\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Siege, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was shortlisted for the 2001 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award and for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2002; \u003ci\u003eMourning Ruby\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHouse of Orphan\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCounting the Stars \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Betrayal\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2010. She is also a poet, children's novelist and short-story writer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45082354319511,"sku":"9780241986523","price":525.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780241986523.webp?v=1767634595","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-spell-of-winter-9780241986523","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}