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    "description": "<p><strong>A darkly fantastical debut set in a modern England where magically gifted aristocrats rule, and commoners are doomed to serve&mdash;for readers of Victoria Aveyard and Susanna Clarke</strong><br />NOT ALL ARE FREE.<br />NOT ALL ARE EQUAL.<br />NOT ALL WILL BE SAVED.<br />Our world belongs to the Equals&mdash;aristocrats with magical gifts&mdash;and all commoners must serve them for ten years.<br />But behind the gates of England&rsquo;s grandest estate lies a power that could break the world.<br /><strong><em>A girl thirsts for love and knowledge.</em></strong><br />Abi is a servant to England&rsquo;s most powerful family, but her spirit is free. So when she falls for one of their noble-born sons, Abi faces a terrible choice. Uncovering the family&rsquo;s secrets might win her liberty&mdash;but will her heart pay the price?<br /><strong><em>A boy dreams of revolution.</em></strong><br />Abi&rsquo;s brother, Luke, is enslaved in a brutal factory town. Far from his family and cruelly oppressed, he makes friends whose ideals could cost him everything. Now Luke has discovered there may be a power even greater than magic: revolution.<br /><strong><em>And an aristocrat will remake the world with his dark gifts.</em></strong><br />He is a shadow in the glittering world of the Equals, with mysterious powers no one else understands. But will he liberate&mdash;or destroy?<br /><strong>Praise for <em>Gilded Cage</em></strong><br />&ldquo;Beautifully characterised and compellingly plotted, <em>Gilded Cage</em> is an impressive debut.&rdquo;<strong>&mdash;<em>The Guardian</em></strong><br />&ldquo;An alternate modern-day England where enticing drama and social unrest mix with aristocratic scandal and glamorous magic . . . conjuring up the specters of <em>Les Mis&eacute;rables</em> and <em>Downton Abbey</em> . . . an absorbing first installment that presages an intriguing new fantasy series.&rdquo;<strong>&mdash;<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong><br />&ldquo;<em>Gilded Cag</em>e is a heart-pounding combination of dark magic, political revolution, and forbidden romance that had me addicted from the first page!&rdquo;<strong>&mdash;Danielle L. Jensen, <em>USA Today</em> bestselling author of The Malediction Trilogy</strong><br />&ldquo;Devious and deliciously dark with lashings of magic, mystery, and mayhem, this juggernaut of a book will keep you hanging on by your fingernails until the very last page.&rdquo;<strong>&mdash;Taran Matharu, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of The Summoner Trilogy</strong><br />&ldquo;A dark and intriguing vision of an alternate, magic-drenched Britain, <em>Gilded Cage</em> kept me up long into the night.&rdquo;<strong>&mdash;Aliette de Bodard, author of <em>The House of Shattered Wings</em></strong><br />&ldquo;Brisk plotting, sympathetic characters, and plenty of intrigue will keep readers on the edges of their seats, eager for the next book in a very promising series.&rdquo;<strong>&mdash;<em>Publishers Weekly </em>(starred review)</strong></p>",
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