{"product_id":"book-ahl5","title":"Hiddensee","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this imaginative novel rooted in the rich soil of early-nineteenth-century German Romanticism, beloved \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Gregory Maguire twins an origin legend of the famous Nutcracker with the life of Drosselmeier, the toymaker who carves him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGregory Maguire’s novels have been called \"bewitching,\" \"remarkable,\" \"extraordinary,\" \"engrossing,\" \"amazing,\" and \"delicious.\" Having brought his legions of devoted readers to Oz in \u003cem\u003eWicked,\u003c\/em\u003e Wonderland in \u003cem\u003eAfter Alice\u003c\/em\u003e and Dickensian London in \u003cem\u003eLost\u003c\/em\u003e, Maguire now takes us to the Black Forest of Bavaria and Munich of the Brothers Grimm and E. T. A. Hoffman. Hiddensee recreates the backstory of the Nutcracker, reimaging how this entrancing creature came to be carved and how it magically guided an ailing little girl named Klara through a dreamy paradise on a snowy Christmas Eve. It also brings to life the mysterious godfather Drosselmeier—the ominous, canny, one-eyed toymaker made immortal by Petipa and Tchaikovsky’s ballet—who presents the once and future Nutcracker to Klara, his goddaughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut \u003cem\u003eHiddensee\u003c\/em\u003e is not just a retelling of a classic story. Maguire discovers in the flowering of German Romanticism a migrating strain of a Hellenic mystery-cult, and ponders a profound question: how a person who is abused by life, short-changed and challenged, can access secrets that benefit the disadvantaged and powerless. Ultimately,\u003cem\u003e Hiddensee\u003c\/em\u003e, offers a message of hope. If the compromised Godfather Drosselmeier can bring an enchanted Nutcracker to a young girl in distress, perhaps everyone, however lonely or marginalized on the eve of a winter holiday, has something precious to share.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49344956170544,"sku":"BDahl5","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [10]","offer_id":49344956203312,"sku":"10ahl5","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Audio CD [11]","offer_id":49344956236080,"sku":"11ahl5","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49344956268848,"sku":"40ahl5","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Audio CD [41]","offer_id":49344956334384,"sku":"41ahl5","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ahl5-Square-cover.jpg?v=1782489494","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ahl5","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}