{"product_id":"9781905294213","title":"The Thief Lord","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Funke, Cornelia \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 9 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 April 2006 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 x 23 | 262g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe magical multi-award-winning modern classic from master\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estoryteller and New York Times-bestselling author,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCornelia Funke - over a million copies sold worldwide!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A completely delicious read.' THE OBSERVER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Today's young readers will probably love this book as they\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elove the Harry Potter series' THE NEW YORK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'My enjoyment of The Thief Lord grew and grew as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI read it' DIANA WYNNE JONESWinter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehas come early to Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo orphaned children are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the city. Befriended by a gang of street children and their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn their trail is a bungling detective, obsessed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith disguises and the health of his pet tortoises. But a greater\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethreat to the boys' new-found freedom is something from a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eforgotten past - a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etime itself ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thrilling, atmospheric adventure set among the crumbling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecanals of Venice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver one million copies sold worldwide!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the bestselling author of Inkheart and Dragon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRider, Cornelia Funke. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Winner of the Zurich Children’s Book Award and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Children’s Book Award by the Vienna House of Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45906617139440,"sku":"9781905294213","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781905294213.jpg?v=1714845851","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/9781905294213","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}