{"title":"Camilla Bruce","description":"Camilla Bruce was born in central Norway and grew up in an old forest, next to an Iron Age burial mound. She holds a master's degree in comparative literature and has co-run a small press that published dark fairytales. Camilla currently lives in Trondheim with her son and cat.","products":[{"product_id":"the-temptation-of-charlotte-north-paperback","title":"The Temptation of Charlotte North - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a sinister spirit invades an isolated community, three lives will be forever altered, in this dark gothic fantasy from \"one of the most consistent and insightful authors of psychological thrillers writing today\" (\u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Richly atmospheric and peopled with exquisitely delineated characters . . . the novel builds to a genuine shocker of an ending. Readers will be hooked.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA rebellious young woman desperate to escape her predetermined life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe handsome but married priest who has caught her eye. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd the resolute schoolteacher who values science above all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1910, on a small, remote island that boasts more sheep than people, the fates of Charlotte North, Jasper Hill, and Ruth Russel are perched on the edge of a cliff, and a strange wind is blowing. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen an ancient tower--rumored to have once imprisoned a witch--crumbles, it releases something powerful: a restless spirit that knocks inside the walls and sends household objects flying. A spirit that seems to be drawn to Charlotte, who sees in it a potential for power and change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut first she must overcome Jasper's piety and Ruth's fierce determination to banish the terrifying entity. Only then will she gain the power to claim the life that she desires.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101899296991,"sku":"9780593724972","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/JAd-gT6rmD9780593724972.webp?v=1781075851"},{"product_id":"at-the-bottom-of-the-garden-paperback","title":"At the Bottom of the Garden - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA murderess becomes the guardian of two very unusual girls in this mesmerizing gothic novel from acclaimed author Camilla Bruce.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClara Woods is a killer--and perfectly fine with it, too. So what if she takes a couple of lives to make her own a little bit better? At the bottom of her garden is a flower bed, long overgrown, where her late husband rests in peace--or so she's always thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen the girls arrive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLily and Violet are her nieces, recently orphaned after their affluent parents died on an ill-fated anniversary trip. In accordance with their parents' will, the sisters are to go to their closest relative--who happens to be Clara. Despite having no interest in children, Clara agrees to take them, hoping to get her hands on some of the girls' assets--not only to bolster her dwindling fortune but also to establish what she hopes will be her legacy: a line of diamond jewelry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's only one problem. Violet can see the dead man at the bottom of the garden. She can see all of Clara's ghosts . . . and call them back into existence. Soon Clara is plagued by her victims and at war with the gifted girls in her care. Lily and Violet have become a liability--and they know far more than they should.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103718052063,"sku":"9780593724958","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/RjJUAcKZCK9780593724958.webp?v=1781097497"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/camilla-bruce.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}