{"product_id":"o-caledonia-by-elspeth-barker-9781474620512","title":"O Caledonia","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION FROM MAGGIE O'FARRELL\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003eVera was painting the pony's hooves gold in the dining room; Janet said this was bad for him; poison would seep into his bloodstream.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\nAt the bottom of a great stone staircase, dressed in her mother's black lace evening dress, twisted in murderous death, lies Janet. So end the sixteen years of Janet's short life.\n\nA life spent in a draughty Scottish castle, where roses will not grow, and a jackdaw decides to live in the doll's house.\n\nA life peopled by prettier, smoother-haired siblings, a Nanny with a face like the North Sea, and the peculiar, whisky-swigging Cousin Lila.\n\nA life where Janet is perpetually misunderstood - and must turn from people, to animals, to books, to her own wild and wonderful imagination.\n\n\u003cem\u003eO Caledonia\u003c\/em\u003e by Elspeth Barker is an evocative tale that captures the essence of a young girl's complex world.\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46416955179244,"sku":"9781474620512","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/256853482713.jpg?v=1746405317","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/o-caledonia-by-elspeth-barker-9781474620512","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}