{"product_id":"the-luminaries","title":"The Luminaries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Luminaries - Eleanor Catton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages - 832\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover\u003cbr\u003eGoodreads Rating - 3.75\u003cbr\u003eCondition - Very Good - This book is in Excellent condition, other than some creasing on the spine and covers, and a few marks\/dings on the Outer Spine pages.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is 1866, and young Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the New Zealand goldfields. On the stormy night of his arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of twelve local men who have met in secret to discuss a series of unexplained events: A wealthy man has vanished, a prostitute has tried to end her life, and an enormous fortune has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into the mystery: a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely ornate as the night sky. Richly evoking a mid-nineteenth-century world of shipping, banking, and gold rush boom and bust, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Luminaries\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a brilliantly constructed, fiendishly clever ghost story and a gripping page-turner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Budget Book Nook ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049384607787,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/2975\/8251\/files\/c8f2dcab-4d04-4a8d-9e77-db69633bc048.jpg?v=1769983941","url":"https:\/\/budgetbooknook.co.nz\/products\/the-luminaries","provider":"Budget Book Nook ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}