{"product_id":"9781399637596","title":"Palaces of the Crow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Locus and Hugo Award-winning author Ray Nayler, this haunting novel blends history and speculative wonder into a story of survival, loyalty and the fragile beauty of life in the darkest of times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Ray Nayler\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e'first-rate science fiction' - \u003cb\u003eCORY DOCTOROW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'masterful' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSCIFI MIND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'intelligent, ambitious and thought-provoking' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSFF WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'cerebral' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJune 1941, Eastern Europe. \u003c\/b\u003eAs the German blitzkrieg tears across a divided continent, four young lives are thrown into chaos: Neriya, a young Jewish girl who dreams of becoming a scientist; Czeslaw, an underage Polish deserter fleeing the Red Army; Kezia, a Roma horse trader whose family is on the run from Soviet collectivisation; and a nameless,, abandoned boy who cannot speak.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDriven deep into the Lithuanian woods, they form an unbreakable bond with one another and with a flock of crows whose uncanny intelligence hints at a secret older and stranger than they could ever have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weidenfeld \u0026#38; Nicolson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57183409832309,"sku":"9781399637596","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781399637596.jpg?v=1778759269","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781399637596","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}