{"product_id":"once-future-queen","title":"Once \u0026 Future Queen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The fresh takes on legendary characters and propulsive plot twists make this a page-turner ... an original and fascinating take on the romance of Arthur and Guinevere''  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes legends don''t tell the whole story. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the sudden death of her boyfriend, Vera would have been happy to spend her life completely unnoticeable, washing bedsheets and cleaning toilets in a Glastonbury hotel. But everything changes when a strange new guest reveals himself to be Merlin and drags her back to seventh century Camelot, a place she knows only from legends. He tells her that only Vera (or Queen Guinevere, as Merlin calls her) can right the course of history and save Arthur'' s kingdom from the will of a power-hungry mage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere'' s one enormous problem: \u003ci\u003eGuinevere\u003c\/i\u003e was the sole witness to the curse that''s now draining the kingdom of its magic, and Vera doesn''t remember anything from that life. And with Camelot'' s peace ebbing ever closer to shattering, she''s running out of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking with Merlin'' s magic to retrieve her long-lost memories brings more questions than answers: why is it that King Arthur, who treats his subjects with such benevolence, can'' t even stand to look at her? And why does that make Vera'' s soul feel like it'' s splitting in two? What robbed her of her memories in the first place... and, most importantly, why?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Vera is about to discover, in a world of legend and power, the secrets of her memories are only the beginning... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders LOVE \u003ci\u003eLa Vie de Guinevere\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Prepare to have Arthurian retellings ruined for you because THIS version is the one true Queen!''\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003eOH MY GOSH.... I am going to need 5-7 business days to fully process the work of art that this Camelot retelling\/time-travel\/magical realism\/romantasy epic ''\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003eWOW. JUST WOW. HOLY CRAP. I AM A WRECK RN. THIS WAS SO GOOD 😭''\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003eActually sobbing right now because I finished this book and I''m so sad I''ll never get to read it for the first time again'' \u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003eI am so enamored with this book. It is the King Arthur legend retelling I''ve been waiting for my whole life''\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''THIS BOOK IS PERFECT''\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57397555036542,"sku":"NW9781399745994","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781399745994.jpg?v=1778668251","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/once-future-queen","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}