{"product_id":"the-hollow-library-clydie-cronje-9781067174903","title":"The Hollow Library","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Some books don't want to be read.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor sixteen-year-old Maren Cole, a full scholarship to the prestigious, cliffside Ashford Academy feels less like a stroke of luck and more like a mistake. She has no money, no family pedigree, and a battered suitcase with a broken wheel. But Maren possesses a rare gift: she notices the patterns, the connections, and the unsettling anomalies that others seamlessly ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt doesn't take long for her to realize that Ashford is built on something monstrous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ancient stone walls radiate an unnatural warmth. A low, hypnotic hum vibrates beneath the floorboards. And inside the academy's historical archive lies a hidden staircase leading thirty-two steps down into the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeneath the school rests the Hollow Library-a vast, sentient labyrinth of amber light and warm leather. Here, a book exists for every student, writing their inner thoughts and deepest secrets in wet ink, in real time. But this library isn't just recording lives. It is hunting them. It craves originality, feeding on the school's most brilliant, singular minds until nothing is left of them but faded photographs and blank pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her roommate already forgetting her own past and a mysterious new transfer student arriving with a vengeance of his own, Maren refuses to become the next course. Armed with only a pencil and her own fierce stubbornness, she must learn to rewrite the library's text before the pages close on her forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hollow Library\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping dark academia mystery, perfect for fans of eerie magic, high-stakes secrets, and the terrifying power of words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clydie Cronje\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1067174907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781067174903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Library of South Africa (Nlsa)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d","brand":"Clydie Cronje","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097577398527,"sku":"9781067174903","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hollow-library-clydie-cronje-9781067174903","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}