{"product_id":"9781529015423-magic-flutes","title":"Magic Flutes","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful, classic story of romance, intrigue and opera, by the award-winning Eva Ibbotson, with new introduction from Harriet Evans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSweeping across countries, class and music, Eva Ibboton's classic historical romance, \u003ci\u003eMagic Flutes\u003c\/i\u003e, is a richly imagined tale of intrigue and identity, with a new introduction from Harriet Evans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the spring of 1922, young Austrian Princess Theresa-Maria – known to her ancient aunts as 'Putzerl' – abandons her crumbling castle and her royal duties. Disguising herself simply as Tessa, she enrolls as under wardrobe mistress of the International Opera Company and soon loses herself in the intoxicating world of the Viennese opera.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Guy Farne, an Englishman looking to impress his new fiance, arrives in Austria and employs the Company to perform at his newly purchased Austrian estate, he finds himself fascinated by the under wardrobe mistress, and Tessa finds it increasingly difficult to keep her two lives separate .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I have binged on Eva Ibbotson . her elegantly written, witty and well-observed fables' Nigella Lawson, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRediscover Eva Ibbotson, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eJourney to the River Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, in her sweeping historical romances, including \u003ci\u003eThe Morning Gift, A Song For Summer,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Countess\u003c\/i\u003e (originally published as \u003ci\u003eA Countess Below Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eMadensky Square \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Company of Swans. Magic Flutes \u003c\/i\u003ewas originally published as \u003ci\u003eThe Reluctant Heiress.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944765763681,"sku":"9781529015423","price":8.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31306402.jpg?v=1731573467","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529015423-magic-flutes","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}