{"product_id":"golden-lotus-a-little-mermaid-retelling-9798230471196","title":"Golden Lotus: A Little Mermaid Retelling","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Meagan Myhren-Bennett\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Doxie Downs\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Doxie Downs\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fairy Tales \u0026amp; Folklore - Adaptations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Large Print Edition \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe can never leave her home.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe must battle a forever winter to save her.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears ago, Mala sacrificed everything, including her freedom, to become the guardian of a concealed glen and the golden lotus sheltered within its spring. Confined to this concealed glen, she is isolated from the outside world until someone breaches its boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbandoned by his mother, Thorn found a sense of belonging in his grandmother's loving embrace and his friendship with Mala. A friendship that can only be experienced while he sleeps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA forgotten evil, driven by jealousy, seeks to take over the world by attacking the spring and unleashing an unending winter on everyone. Standing in the path of this evil is Mala, who has no idea of the danger she is facing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Thorn's unique bond with Mala might be the world's last hope for survival. But in this race against time, he must face winter's raging elements. Can he break Winter's deadly grip, saving the woman he loves, and enable a rebirth only Spring can bring?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGolden Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e is a combined retelling featuring tropes such as good vs. evil, the chosen one, the hero's journey, perilous quest, self-sacrifice, friends-to-lovers, and the power of love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eGolden Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e, an origin story of the House of Sorah, is set in the same world as Arabella's Song but hundreds of years earlier. It can be read as a standalone title.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGolden Lotus \u003c\/em\u003eis part of The Garden of Fairy Tales Collection, a multi-author project. Spring has sprung with these seven swoony sweet retellings. Each novella finds its happily ever after amidst themes of rebirth, hope, and new life. Each book is fully independent and can be read in any order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46398383095959,"sku":"9798230471196","price":1691.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798230471196.webp?v=1769044611","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/golden-lotus-a-little-mermaid-retelling-9798230471196","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}