{"product_id":"the-ancestor-danielle-trussoni-9780062912770","title":"The Ancestor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A lushly written, dream-like modern gothic with as many dark turns and twists as the Montebianco family tree has branches. Welcome to the family.\" - Paul Tremblay, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSurvivor Song\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a DNA test reveals that Alberta \"Bert\" Monte is the sole heir of a wealthy noble family in the Italian Alps, she leaves New York to visit the family estate: Montebianco Castle, a centuries-old compound isolated in the mountains. What appeared to be a fairy tale inheritance, however, soon turns into a nightmare as Bert begins to uncover the dark legacy of her family: the truth about the abandoned village at the base of the castle; the whispers of stolen children; and the rumors of a legendary monster in the mountains. As Bert unravels the truth, she learns that her true inheritance lies not in a noble title or ancestral treasures, but in her very genes, and now she must choose between preserving a secret centuries in the keeping or abandoning it forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Vivid and uncanny...makes the most of Trussoni's signature blend of science, myth, and mystery.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Deborah Harkness, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eA Discovery of Witches\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Inventive and entertaining.\" -- \u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A Gothic Extravaganza.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Kirkus \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Danielle Trussoni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062912771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062912770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Danielle Trussoni","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050903433471,"sku":"9780062912770","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3ff89a7-63a4-4475-a412-e040c2f840c5.jpg?v=1685009924","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ancestor-danielle-trussoni-9780062912770","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}