{"product_id":"the-stockholm-octavo","title":"The Stockholm Octavo","description":"Description for THE STOCKHOLM OCTAVO by Karen Engelmann: \u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nLife is close to perfect for Emil Larsson, a self-satisfied bureaucrat in the Office of Customs and Excise in 1791 Stockholm. He is a true man of the Town -- drinker,\r\ncard player, and contented bachelor -- until one evening, when Mrs. Sofia Sparrow; proprietor of an exclusive gaming parlor and fortune-teller, shares with him a vision she has had: a golden path that will lead to love and connection for Emil. She offers to lay an Octavo for him, a spread of cards that augurs the eight individuals who can help him realize this vision -- if he can find them.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nEmil begins his search, intrigued by the puzzle of his Octavo and the good fortune that Mrs. Sparrow's vision portends. But when Mrs. Sparrow wins a mysterious folding fan in a card game, the Octavo's deeper powers are revealed. No longer just a game of the heart, collecting his Eight is now crucial to pulling his country back from the crumbling precipice of rebellion and chaos.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nLife is close to perfect for Emil Larsson, a self-satisfied bureaucrat in the Office of Customs and Excise in 1791 Stockholm. He is a true man of the Town -- drinker,\r\ncard player, and contented bachelor -- until one evening, when Mrs. Sofia Sparrow; proprietor of an exclusive gaming parlor and fortune-teller, shares with him a vision she has had: a golden path that will lead to love and connection for Emil. She offers to lay an Octavo for him, a spread of cards that augurs the eight individuals who can help him realize this vision -- if he can find them.\r\n\r\nEmil begins his search, intrigued by the puzzle of his Octavo and the good fortune that Mrs. Sparrow's vision portends. But when Mrs. Sparrow wins a mysterious folding fan in a card game, the Octavo's deeper powers are revealed. No longer just a game of the heart, collecting his Eight is now crucial to pulling his country back from the crumbling precipice of rebellion and chaos.\r\n\r\nSet against the luminous backdrop of late-eighteenth-century Stockholm, as the winds of revolution rage through the great capitals of Europe, The Stockholm Octavo brings together a collection of characters, both fictional and historical, whose lives tangle in political conspiracy, love, and magic in a breathtaking debut that will leave you spellbound.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connies Bookshelf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42955575394520,"sku":"9780061995347","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/9099\/4904\/products\/TheStockholmOctavo.jpg?v=1655015552","url":"https:\/\/conniesbookshelf.com\/products\/the-stockholm-octavo","provider":"Connies Bookshelf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}