{"title":"Amal El-Mohtar","description":"Amal El-Mohtar is a Hugo Award-winning author of science fiction, fantasy, poetry and criticism. Her books include The River Has Roots and the New York Times bestseller This is How You Lose the Time War, written with Max Gladstone, which has been translated into over ten languages. Her reviews and articles have appeared in the New York Times and on NPR Books. She lives in Ottawa, Canada.","products":[{"product_id":"the-river-has-roots-paperback","title":"The River Has Roots - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe paperback edition features beautiful interior illustrations.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Half delicious murder ballad, half beguiling love story.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Holly Black - \u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn absolute must-read.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--T. Kingfisher - \u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery sentence sings!\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Sarah Beth Durst - \u003cb\u003e\"Utterly enchanting.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Fonda Lee - \u003cb\u003e\"A story that outlasts itself.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Alix E. 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None more devotedly than the family's latest daughters, Esther and Ysabel, who cherish each other as much as they cherish the ancient trees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Esther rejects a forceful suitor in favor of a lover from the land of Faerie, not only the sisters' bond but also their lives will be at risk...","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101238530271,"sku":"9781250363688","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/j4mfIIaV-P9781250363688.webp?v=1781068532"},{"product_id":"seasons-of-glass-and-iron-stories-hardcover","title":"Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull of glimpses into gleaming worlds and fairy tales with teeth, \u003ci\u003eSeasons of Glass and Iron: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of acclaimed and awarded work from Amal El-Mohtar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith confidence and style, El-Mohtar guides us through exquisitely told and sharply observed tales about life as it is, was, and could be. 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