{"product_id":"a-memory-of-blood-and-magic-paperback","title":"A Memory of Blood and Magic - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eK. N. Brindle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA life is lived one step at a time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArin's future was foretold at birth: They would be neither girl nor boy, and a witch besides. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the prejudices of powerful neighbors intrude on the idyll of their isolated Freelander childhood, Arin's magic is awakened and their life spirals into violence and tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaken captive and sold into household service, instead of toil and indignity Arin discovers a new family and a place of safety and healing. But even as they settle into a kind of peace, violence finds them again and their power intercedes once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen an unexpected ally sets them on a new path, leading Arin to a true place of refuge-and an unsettling understanding: Their magical abilities are rooted in the very pain and trauma that has overturned their world. When Arin unexpectedly comes face-to-face with the author of that trauma, can they find a balance in themself between healing and vengeance? Or will the demons of their past bring all that they love to ruin?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe paths of memory are sown with the seeds of both pain \u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003estrength. The future can be shaped by either.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book in K.N. Brindle's debut fantasy duology, A Memory of Blood and Magic twists the genre of epic fantasy to create a moving portrait of trauma and healing. In this first-person oral history set in a world where magic is powered by pain and trauma, readers will come to know the main character and narrator Arin through the worst and best moments of their life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51785342353696,"sku":"9781965275016","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/26487741ce5e2e8c25ba4370ec29f7b7.webp?v=1780614741","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-memory-of-blood-and-magic-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}