{"product_id":"9780385665834","title":"The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie","description":"\u003cb\u003e***SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MOLLY BELLE WRIGHT, MARTIN FREEMAN, JONATHAN PRYCE, AND TOBY JONES***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel, Barry Award for Best First Novel, Agatha Award for Best First Novel, Dilys Winn Award, Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel, Spotted Owl Award for Best Novel, and CWA Debut Dagger Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the summer of 1950—and a series of inexplicable events has struck Buckshaw, the decaying English mansion that Flavia’s family calls home. A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned in its beak. Hours later, Flavia finds a man lying in the cucumber patch and watches him as he takes his dying breath. For Flavia, who is both appalled and delighted, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw. \u003ci\u003e“I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn’t. Quite the contrary. This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever happened to me in my entire life.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterfully told tale of deceptions—and a rich literary delight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes an excerpt from the second book in the Flavia de Luce series!","brand":"Alan Bradley (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":51802415792424,"sku":"9780385665834","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/7482\/1928\/files\/BNCImageAPI_2841ad1f-19f5-402d-a4e9-20903ca8c0ea.jpg?v=1778174902","url":"https:\/\/hiddengembookco.ca\/products\/9780385665834","provider":"Hidden Gem Book Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}