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    "description": "The song surrounded her now, the murmuring of the library insistent, and her foot took the first step on the winding stairs. She knew it wasn\u2019t entirely a dream. It was the library calling her, its magic driving her.\n\nWhen Sophie is offered a job at the Ayredale Library \u2013 the finest collection of rare books in the world, and the last place her bookbinder mother was seen when Sophie was just a teenager \u2013 she leaps at the chance. Will she finally discover what happened to the woman she\u2019s always believed abandoned her?\n\nTaking in the endless shelves of antique books, the soaring stained-glass windows, and the grand sweeping staircase, usually shy Sophie feels strangely at home, and is welcomed by her eccentric fellow binders. But why is the Keeper of the Library so reluctant to speak about Sophie\u2019s mother? And why is Sophie the only person who can read the strange spells in the oldest books on display, written in a forgotten language nobody else understands?\n\nThe mysteries of the library only deepen when Sophie stumbles upon an elaborately carved door. The pattern exactly matches the pendant her mother left behind years ago, engraved with a delicate leaf. As the door swings open at her touch, Sophie gasps at the incredible sight: an enormous tree, impossibly growing higher than the library itself, its gently falling golden leaves somehow resembling the pages of a book. Amidst their rustling, Sophie hears a familiar whisper\u2026\n\n\u2018There you are, my Sophie. I knew you\u2019d come back for me.\u2019\n\nAn absolutely spellbinding read about long-hidden family secrets and the magic that lurks between the pages of every ancient book. Perfect for fans of The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Night Circus and The Binding.",
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