{"product_id":"the-walls-of-york-b-p-stone-9798249510398","title":"THe Walls of York: Some Walls Guard a City, These Walls Guard Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Walls of York\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy B.P. Stone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaunted by the past. Hunted by history. Chosen by the walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Grady has spent a lifetime running, from the trauma of New York's darkest days, from the ghosts of an Orlando tragedy, from the memories that refuse to let him rest. When he and his wife Claire cross the Atlantic to start anew in the ancient city of York, John hopes the city's stone walls will offer the peace he's never found. But York is a city built on centuries of blood and memory, and its walls are anything but silent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, John's morning walks are a way to keep the nightmares at bay. But soon, the boundaries between past and present begin to blur. The city flickers with impossible visions: Victorian constables and modern buses share the same street; the scent of gunpowder and jet fuel lingers in the mist. And always, there is the woman in the green coat, watching, waiting, as if she knows him from another life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs John is drawn deeper into the mysteries of York's walls, he discovers he is not alone. There are others, Walkers, who, like him, are attuned to the fractures in time, survivors marked by trauma and chosen by the city's ancient stones. Together, they bear witness to history's wounds, nudging fate at its most fragile moments. But not everyone who walks the walls seeks to heal. A rival faction, the Architects, believe the past can, and should, be rewritten, no matter the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen John is recruited by both sides, he must confront the hardest question of all: If you could change history, would you? And what would you sacrifice to save a single life, or a thousand?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending the psychological intensity of \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Patient\u003c\/i\u003e with the speculative intrigue of \u003ci\u003eThe City \u0026amp; The City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Walls of York\u003c\/i\u003e is a genre-bending novel of trauma, memory, and the thin line between witness and intervention. B.P. Stone's evocative prose brings York's rain-soaked streets and haunted battlements to life, exploring the cost of survival and the power of small acts of mercy in a world where every choice echoes through time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Kate Atkinson, Claire North, and Mick Herron, this is a story about the scars we carry, the histories we inherit, and the courage it takes to walk the walls, no matter what century you find yourself in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e B. P. Stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249510398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"B. P. Stone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997499601151,"sku":"9798249510398","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-walls-of-york-b-p-stone-9798249510398","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}