{"product_id":"the-queens-prophet-dawn-patitucci-9781683366836","title":"The Queen's Prophet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by Velázquez's baroque masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eLas Meninas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Queen's Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e is an imagined account of the dwarfess Maribarbola of Spain (featured prominently in Velázquez's painting) and her struggle for survival and self-determination at a time when dwarfs were kept by aristocracy as pets, prophets, and good luck charms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Countess of Walther dies at her German estate, her loyal dwarfess Maria-Barbara is forced to work as a prophet for a traveling magician, who betrays her by selling her to the Queen of Spain. At the royal court in Madrid, Mari finds herself in a bizarre, enchanted world, a society culturally splendid but intellectually isolated. There she becomes Maribarbola, prophet to the Queen, and, her survival at stake, endeavors to outsmart the Spaniards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMari's wits and loyalties are tested as she becomes embroiled in palace intrigue alongside the politically embattled Queen. When Mari's carefully schemed prophecies dazzle all of Spain, she and the Queen climb to dizzying heights of power, a place as intoxicating as it is dangerous. But even as Mari survives and thrives at the Spanish court, the loss of identity she suffers from living a lie makes her question whether she is really surviving at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dawn Patitucci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1683366832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683366836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Turner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2017","brand":"Dawn Patitucci","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48485840781567,"sku":"9781683366836","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_436c6ad0-76e1-4418-aeab-576f4e619416.jpg?v=1778051960","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-queens-prophet-dawn-patitucci-9781683366836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}