{"product_id":"dear-dahlia-nadia-samar-9781969905278","title":"Dear Dahlia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis edition is crafted as an object of desire--sprayed edges, a Spot UV hardcover, and meticulously designed packaging. Not just a novel, but a collectible work of art meant to be held, displayed, and remembered. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a series of unsent letters to her deceased aunt -- a legendary concert pianist -- a young woman in New Orleans confesses the obsession, love, and devastating choice that led her to take a life, unraveling a story of musical genius, inherited grief, and the spells we cast on those we love most\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOphelia was five the first time she heard Aunt Dahlia perform. That night, something ancient stirred inside her -- something that felt less like talent and more like a spell.\u003cbr\u003eYears later, Dahlia is gone. Ophelia remains -- alone with her memories, her mother's lingering illness, and the unbearable knowledge that she has taken a life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStructured as a series of unsent letters to her deceased aunt, Dear Dahlia unfolds like a concerto in movements: childhood devotion, conservatory initiation, the magnetic and manipulative mentorship of Klaus Marino, and the devastating crescendo that changes everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe novel occupies a rare and underserved space in literary fiction: \u003cbr\u003e- A young woman navigating the elite classical music world\u003cbr\u003e- Musical prose that mirrors sonatas and symphonies\u003cbr\u003e- Southern Gothic atmosphere layered with herbalism and garden magic\u003cbr\u003e- A confessional murder thread that injects slow-burn suspense \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat begins as elegy transforms into reckoning. As Ophelia writes, she grapples with inherited genius, generational grief, artistic possession, and the dangerous line between mentorship and control.\u003cbr\u003eDear Dahlia asks: When a gift becomes a curse, who bears the cost?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nadia Samar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1969905271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781969905278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Storyteller Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Nadia Samar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49172441563391,"sku":"9781969905278","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dear-dahlia-nadia-samar-9781969905278","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}