{"product_id":"the-house-without-a-summer-hardcover","title":"The House Without a Summer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeanna Knippling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1816, summer vanished-and something else took its place. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorthamptonshire, 1816. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe sun is veiled in a spiderwebbed red haze. Frost settles where wheat should ripen. Famine creeps through manor and village alike. And beneath it all-something stranger still: a red fungus that seals windows, invades cellars, and feeds on silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcus, the second son of the Earl of Penderbrook, returns from the Napoleonic front expecting a hero's welcome or at least a stiff drink. Instead, he finds his brother missing, his ancestral home overtaken by decay, and his father unraveling into something brutal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcus is no one's idea of a savior. He'd rather gamble away his title and chase other men's wives than shoulder any legacy. But Penderbrook isn't letting him go. Not yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs disappearances mount and the estate reveals grotesque secrets-cellars that whisper, a folly that shifts in the corner of your eye, and something pale that watches from the pond-Marcus uncovers a truth soaked in blood, spores, and betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhatever is happening at Penderbrook didn't begin with him. But it might end with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd if the corruption is in the land...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ...it may already be in his blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor fans of Frankenstein, crumbling empires, and stories that don't flinch from the monstrous within the civilized.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 318\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42859985731666,"sku":"9781952198366","price":44.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/3148\/5522\/files\/Smb-rLXv-a9781952198366.webp?v=1793317930","url":"https:\/\/thecrimsonbinding.com\/products\/the-house-without-a-summer-hardcover","provider":"The Crimson Binding","version":"1.0","type":"link"}