{"product_id":"9798999243812","title":"The King Beneath the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Elizabeth Griffiths has faced hard things before, but nothing like losing her father to the sea. \u003c\/strong\u003eCaptain Bill insists he's gone for good. Everyone does. Everyone except Mary, who knows in her bones he is still out there somewhere and she is determined to bring him home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 1911, on the gloomy Oregon Coast, and when strange, distant cries echo from the waves, Mary is drawn to the shore and swept into a hidden world beneath the ocean, a realm of mermaids, sea serpents, and kingdoms on the brink of war. There, she meets King Anko, a legendary sea serpent who believes Mary's arrival is no accident. But the Queen of the Mermaids, bound by old-fashioned ways, sees Mary as nothing but a defiant child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo rescue her father, Mary must navigate royal rivalries, outwit a wicked sea magician, and confront parts of herself she has not yet understood. \u003cstrong\u003eIf she fails, the ocean's battles may swallow her whole.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has ever felt the pull of the sea and the promise of something hidden beneath, \u003cem\u003eThe King Beneath the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold, heartfelt reimagining of L. Frank Baum's \u003cem\u003eThe Sea Fairies\u003c\/em\u003e, the forgotten underwater \u003cem\u003eWizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e, a timeless adventure about grief, grit, growing up, and a stubborn girl who refuses to give up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wild Timber Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42619312767037,"sku":"9798999243812","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9798999243812_p0.jpg?v=1771591527","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9798999243812","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}