{"product_id":"the-betrayals-book-only-sold-out","title":"The Betrayals - Book Only (Sold Out)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hardcover edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Betrayals\u003c\/em\u003e by bestselling author Bridget Collins. Included in our 2023 Adult Book-Club-Mas box. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Dizzyingly wonderful . . . a perfectly constructed work of fiction, with audacious twists . . . Collins plays her own game here with perfect skill.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e (UK) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn intricate and utterly spellbinding literary epic brimming with enchantment, mystery, and dark secrets from the highly acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Binding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIf your life was based on a lie, would you risk it all to tell the truth?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt Montverre, an ancient and elite academy hidden high in the mountains, society’s best and brightest are trained for excellence in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003egrand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ejeu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—the great game—an arcane and mysterious competition that combines music, art, math, poetry, and philosophy. Léo Martin once excelled at Montverre but lost his passion for scholarly pursuits after a violent tragedy. He turned to politics instead and became a rising star in the ruling party, until a small act of conscience cost him his career. Now he has been exiled back to Montverre, his fate uncertain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut this rarified world of learning Léo once loved is not the same place he remembers. Once the exclusive bastion of men, Montverre’s most prestigious post is now held by a woman: Claire Dryden, also known as the Magister Ludi, the head of the great game. At first, Léo feels an odd attraction to the magister—a mysterious, eerily familiar connection—though he’s sure they’ve never met before.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the legendary Midsummer Game approaches—the pinnacle of the academy’s year—long-buried secrets rise to the surface and centuries-old traditions are shockingly overturned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA highly imaginative and intricately crafted literary epic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Betrayals \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econfirms Bridget Collins as one of the most inventive and exquisite new voices in speculative fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Once Upon a Book Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50448263413974,"sku":"ujw1789732814465","price":10.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/5177\/6214\/files\/the-betrayals---book-only-sold-out_1.jpg?v=1789732823","url":"https:\/\/glassbeadshimmerfit.shop\/products\/the-betrayals-book-only-sold-out","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}