{"product_id":"the-children-9780063487437","title":"The Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA READ WITH JENNA \u003ci\u003eTODAY \u003c\/i\u003eSHOW BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An extraordinary book. It's a page-turner, full of mystery, but that's the least of it. The language is dusted with magic. \u003ci\u003eThe Children \u003c\/i\u003ereminded me of Ray Bradbury at his best.\" --Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe haunting new novel from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Melissa Albert, in which the estranged adult children of a legendary author, written into their dead mother's beloved fantasy series, must contend with the vine-like creep of legacy, memory, and magic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuinevere Sharpe has two childhoods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one, she and her brother, Ennis, live in the wooded shadow of their family's isolated Vermont farmhouse; in the other, the pages of their mother's world-famous Ninth City books, where their magical adventures have made them household names. In reality, Guinevere's childhood isn't the enchanted idyll her mother's readers imagine: she and Ennis are growing up near-feral, unwashed and underfed, escaping each day to the wild woods they've made their playland. As Edith Sharpe's books explode into epic popularity, the threats of a rural childhood give way to the escalating perils of fame--until the night it all goes up in flames, leaving Edith's series unfinished and her children the sole survivors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow an adult coasting on her mother's name, Guinevere is mid-promotion for a ghostwritten memoir when her estranged brother, an artist who has until now spurned his family's legacy, announces an upcoming installation titled, simply, \u003ci\u003eMother\u003c\/i\u003e. As rumors swirl around a death connected to his last show, unsettling recollections from Guinevere's childhood begin to surface. Her public facade starts to crack, forcing her to confront the questions she's spent the last twenty years running from: What really happened the night of the fire? And what dark history lies behind their mother's fantasy world?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Children\u003c\/i\u003e is wise to the mythic weight childhood memories gather over time, and the way our most beloved stories grow up with us. It's for anyone who's ever revisited an old favorite and found its pages cast in a darker light, the line separating magic from reality blurring as we discover the books that once comforted us carry shadows of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melissa Albert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063487437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlbert, Melissa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelissa Albert \u003c\/strong\u003eis the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eand indie bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Bad Ones, Our Crooked Hearts, \u003c\/em\u003e and the Hazel Wood series. Her work has been translated into more than twenty languages and included in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003elist of Notable Children's Books. \u003cem\u003eThe Children\u003c\/em\u003e is her first adult novel. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Melissa Albert \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48397185974429,"sku":"9780063487437","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_750fdc61-5735-437d-b7c3-e6fc88ffc8f4.jpg?v=1781075393","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-children-9780063487437","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}