{"product_id":"9780553592535","title":"The Book of Secrets: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eArnold, Elizabeth\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBantam\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\/2\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt once a captivating mystery, a love letter to classic literature, and a sharp-eyed examination of marriage, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Secrets \u003c\/i\u003eis a gripping novel of family, friendship, and the undeniable pull of the past.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eAfter more than twenty years of marriage, Chloe Sinclair comes home one night to find that her husband, Nate, is gone. All he has left behind is a cryptic note explaining that he’s returned to their childhood town, a place Chloe never wants to see again.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e While trying to reach Nate, Chloe stumbles upon a notebook tucked inside his antique copy of \u003ci\u003eThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe\u003c\/i\u003e. Written in code, the pages contain long-buried secrets from their past, and clues to why he went home after all these years. As Chloe struggles to decipher the notebook’s hidden messages, she revisits the seminal moments of their youth: the day she met the enigmatic Sinclair children ane the increasingly dangerous games they played to escape their troubled childhoods; the first time Nate kissed her, camped out on the beach like Robinson Crusoe; and the elaborate plan she and Nate devised, inspired by \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet,\u003c\/i\u003e to break away from his oppressive father. As the reason for Nate’s absence comes to light, the truth will forever shatter everything Chloe knows—about her husband, his family, and herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“An exquisite novel . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those reasons some of us live to read.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Star-Ledger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Tender and transcendent, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e is about the truths we hide, the consequences we face, and the particular comfort we can only find in a good book. Elizabeth Joy Arnold has written a beautiful and haunting ode to the power of words, and how they shape our lives.”\u003cb\u003e—Sarah Addison Allen, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Peach Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e plunges the reader into the strange and intense world of the Sinclairs, a family bound and pulled apart by the forces of imagination and religious belief. Through the eyes of Chloe Tyler, trapped in this world since childhood, Arnold paints a fascinating picture of obsession and loss. \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e offers a complex meditation on the elusive nature of truth and on the power of secrets.”\u003cb\u003e—Henriette Lazaridis Power, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Clover House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This is the beautiful and heart-wrenching story about the secrets that can both hold a marriage together, and drive two people apart. Reading \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e is like walking through a dark labyrinth: just when all hope is lost, you step out into sunshine.”\u003cb\u003e—Carla Buckley, author of \u003ci\u003eInvisible\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLook for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Bantam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43352327160063,"sku":"9780553592535","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780553592535_s600x595.jpg?v=1775595292","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780553592535","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}