{"product_id":"the-ancestor","title":"The Ancestor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A lushly written, dream-like modern gothic with as\u003cbr\u003emany dark turns and twists as the Montebianco family tree has branches. Welcome\u003cbr\u003eto the family.\" – Paul Tremblay, bestselling author of Survivor Song\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a DNA test reveals that Alberta “Bert” Monte\u003cbr\u003eis the sole heir of a wealthy noble family in the Italian Alps, she leaves New\u003cbr\u003eYork to visit the family estate: Montebianco Castle, a centuries-old compound\u003cbr\u003eisolated in the mountains. What appeared to be a fairy tale inheritance,\u003cbr\u003ehowever, soon turns into a nightmare as Bert begins to uncover the dark legacy\u003cbr\u003eof her family: the truth about the abandoned village at the base of the castle;\u003cbr\u003ethe whispers of stolen children; and the rumors of a legendary monster in the\u003cbr\u003emountains. As Bert unravels the truth, she learns that her true inheritance\u003cbr\u003elies not in a noble title or ancestral treasures, but in her very genes, and\u003cbr\u003enow she must choose between preserving a secret centuries in the keeping or\u003cbr\u003eabandoning it forever.\u003cbr\u003e“Vivid and uncanny…makes the most of Trussoni’s signature\u003cbr\u003eblend of science, myth, and mystery.” —Deborah Harkness, bestselling author of A Discovery\u003cbr\u003eof Witches\u003cbr\u003e\"Inventive\u003cbr\u003eand entertaining.\" — People\u003cbr\u003e“A\u003cbr\u003eGothic Extravaganza.” —Kirkus\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Cozy Den New and Second Chance Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43824549625922,"sku":"9780062912770","price":10.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/5497\/7602\/files\/9780062912770.jpg?v=1780770398","url":"https:\/\/cozyden.ca\/products\/the-ancestor","provider":"The Cozy Den New and Second Chance Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}