{"product_id":"timothy-schaffert-the-swan-gondola","title":"The Swan Gondola - By Timothy Schaffert","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of the 1898 Omaha World’s Fair, Ferret Skerritt – ventriloquist by trade, conman by birth – isn’t quite sure how it will change him or his city. Omaha still has the marks of a filthy Wild West town, even as it attempts to achieve the grandeur and respectability of nearby Chicago. But when he crosses paths with the beautiful and enigmatic Cecily, his whole purpose shifts and the fair becomes the backdrop to their love affair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of a travelling troupe of actors that has descended on the city, Cecily works in the Midway’s Chamber of Horrors, where she loses her head hourly on a guillotine playing Marie Antoinette. And after closing, she rushes off, clinging protectively to a mysterious carpet bag, never giving Ferret a second glance. But a moonlit ride on the swan gondola, a boat on the lagoon of the New White City, changes everything, and the fair’s magic begins to take its effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished: 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCategory: Historical Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePages: 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 242 x 161mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e: Remaindered books or remainders are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. Remainder books are sometimes marked by the publisher or slightly damaged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e","brand":"Timothy Schaffert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":10659676454948,"sku":"9781780744902","price":5.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/products\/1000x1000_500x500px_-2023-04-24T131647.995.jpg?v=1682306229","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/timothy-schaffert-the-swan-gondola","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}