{"product_id":"book-ec7r","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. \u003cem\u003eHiddensee\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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, Hiddensee, 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":"Audio CD","offer_id":49344274891056,"sku":"ZEec7r","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49344274923824,"sku":"ZMec7r","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ec7r-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776157348","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ec7r","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}