{"product_id":"the-silence-of-stone-paperback","title":"The Silence of Stone - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea Busfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFierce snowstorms have battered Upper Austria, paralysing the region in the grip of an early and unforgiving winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Nine-year-old Traudi wakes up to find she's alone in the house. Cut off from the nearby hamlet of Hallstatt, she senses something is wrong. Then, when daylight fades and she catches sight of blood stains on the snow, she realises she may not be as alone as she had previously thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As Traudi prays for her family's return, the local mountain rescue team receive an emergency call. Leo Hirsch, the group's leader, is battling a loss of his own and finds the mission a welcome distraction, little knowing that this rescue will turn out to be like nothing he has encountered before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eBorn Under a Million Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAphrodite's War\u003c\/i\u003e, this haunting thriller charts the frozen rivers of the mountains as they deliver up the mysteries of the past.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * * *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAndrea Busfield\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Warrington, England, and worked for UK national newspapers for 15 years before leaving for Afghanistan where she worked as a civilian editor for a NATO hearts-and-minds publication. Whilst in Kabul, she wrote her first novel, \u003ci\u003eBorn Under a Million Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published in 2009 by Transworld and sold to 18 territories. Her second novel, \u003ci\u003eAphrodite's War\u003c\/i\u003e, was published a year later, also by Transworld, and sold to five territories. She currently lives in Cyprus with five rescue dogs and a horse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52584118812979,"sku":"9781909776180","price":28.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/39kookenhr9781909776180.webp?v=1761576874","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-silence-of-stone-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}