{"product_id":"the-cloisters-by-katy-hays-9781804990032","title":"The Cloisters","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePitched as \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/em\u003e for a new generation, this dark tale of toxic obsession, ambition, and corrosive friendships proved to be one of the year’s most captivating debuts – a top 10 bestseller in the UK and the USA!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/strong\u003e Top 5 Bestseller... in hardback and now in paperback!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eNinth House\u003c\/em\u003e... the discovery of a mysterious deck of tarot cards lays bare shocking secrets within a close-knit circle of researchers at New York’s famed Met Cloisters museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Glamour, power, seduction, ambition - \u003cem\u003eThe Cloisters\u003c\/em\u003e has it all. I adored this deliciously gothic, beautifully written novel.”\u003c\/em\u003e – Louise O’Neill\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Dark and enigmatic... a story of academic obsession, Renaissance magic and the ruthless pursuit of power. Captivating in every sense.”\u003c\/em\u003e – Sarah Pearse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Elegant and atmospheric and suffused with brooding menace.”\u003c\/em\u003e – Lucy Clarke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Sultry and sinister... teems with sexual tension, the secrets of divination, and scholarly obsessiveness... jaw-dropping.”\u003c\/em\u003e – Sarah Penner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Beguiling and atmospheric, an entrancing and gripping tale.”\u003c\/em\u003e – Kate Mosse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnn Stilwell arrives in New York City, hoping to spend her summer working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Instead, she is assigned to \u003cem\u003eThe Cloisters\u003c\/em\u003e, a gothic museum and garden renowned for its collection of medieval and Renaissance art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawn into a small circle of charismatic but enigmatic researchers, Ann finds herself happy to indulge some of their more outlandish theories. This includes the museum’s curator who is fixated on tarot and the real possibility of predicting the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut when Ann discovers a mysterious, once-thought-lost deck of 15th-century Italian tarot cards, she finds herself at the centre of a dangerous game of power, toxic friendship, and ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the game being played within \u003cem\u003eThe Cloisters\u003c\/em\u003e spirals out of control, Ann must decide who she trusts...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46215766999276,"sku":"9781804990032","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804990032.jpg?v=1740522075","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-cloisters-by-katy-hays-9781804990032","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}