{"product_id":"listeners-1","title":"Maggie Stiefvater: The Listeners [2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A phenomenally immersive read' \u003cb\u003eClaire Lombardo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brings its setting and its large ensemble of characters vividly to life' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Funny and imaginative with real emotional heft' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS ARE SAYING...  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The Avallon and its staff of unique characters will stick with me for a long time'        \u003cbr\u003e'Dark with history and light with love'        \u003cbr\u003e'The atmospheric whimsy of \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Budapest Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e and literary genius of \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/i\u003e'       \u003cbr\u003e'I loved June, a strong woman who believed in what she did'        \u003cbr\u003e'The writing brings an emotional magic'        \u003cbr\u003e'Full of intrigue and heartbreak... this is a story of WWII America mostly unknown and forgotten'        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis paperback edition includes a new bonus chapter, 'A Water Ritual at the Avallon', and questions for book clubs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hotel was a hidden paradise. Until they went to war...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1942, June 'Hoss' Hudson runs the finest hotel in the Appalachian Mountains. The Avallon, owned by the wealthy Gilfoyle family, is a world away from the war in Europe. But when Edgar, the eldest son who June has loved since childhood, strikes a deal with the State Department, June finds herself playing host to three hundred foreign diplomats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNobody at the Avallon wants to serve caviar to the enemy. As tensions rise among staff and guests, dark alliances and unexpected desires begin to crack the hotel's polished veneer. Not least between June and Tucker Minnick, a government agent listening through the walls for secrets, whose watchful eyes both unsettle and attract her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor June is guarding a secret of her own - one she has risked everything to keep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Mesmeric, original and stunning' \u003cb\u003eChris Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Around every corner of this richly imagined world, we discover some new wonder' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A marvel: strange, witty, moving, exuberant' \u003cb\u003eRobert Macfarlane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stiefvater, Maggie","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53426771984723,"sku":"9781035406210","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/stiefvater-maggie-maggie-stiefvater-the-listeners-2026-9781035406210-1231561285.jpg?v=1775679970","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/listeners-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}