{"product_id":"9781409146209-the-goddess-and-the-thief","title":"The Goddess and the Thief","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA diamond, a curse, an obsession. From the bestselling author of CATHERINE: A RETELLING OF WUTHERING HEIGHTS\u003cbr\u003eA beguiling and sensual Victorian novel of theft and obsession from the author of CATHERINE: A RETELLING OF WUTHERING HEIGHTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beguiling novel of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictorian \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etheft and obsession from the\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of CATHERINE: A RETELLING OF WUTHERING HEIGHTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUprooted from her home in India, Alice is raised by her aunt, a spiritualist medium in Windsor. When the mysterious Mr Tilsbury enters their lives, Alice is drawn into a plot to steal the priceless Koh-i-Noor diamond, claimed by the British Empire at the end of the Anglo-Sikh wars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaid to be both blessed and cursed, the sacred Indian stone exerts its power over all who encounter it:  a handsome deposed maharajah determined to claim his rightful throne, a man hell-bent on discovering the secrets of eternity, and a widowed queen who hopes the jewel can draw her husband's spirit back. In the midst of all this madness, Alice must discover a way to regain control of her life and fate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fabulous foray into a shadowy Victorian world'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eWOMAN\u0026amp;HOME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An obvious comparison is with early Sarah Waters' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449868398966,"sku":"9781409146209","price":4.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_23716148.jpg?v=1760446812","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781409146209-the-goddess-and-the-thief","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}