{"product_id":"9780062468680_the-gates-of-midnight","title":"The Gates of Midnight","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wecker is a marvelous storyteller.”—\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An intoxicating fusion of fantasy and historical fiction. . . . Wecker’s storytelling skills dazzle.”— \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe long-awaited final installment in the award-winning, bestselling Golem and the Jinni trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, the second book in Helene Wecker’s Golem and Jinni trilogy, Ahmad the jinni travels to Syria with the copper flask that holds the captured wizard Yehudah Schaalman. There in the desert he buries the flask for all time… or so he thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Gates of Midnight,\u003c\/i\u003e the riveting conclusion to the saga of the \u003ci\u003eGolem and the Jinni\u003c\/i\u003e, it’s 1930 and three decades have passed since Schaalman’s defeat. Chava the golem quietly tends to her house and garden in Brooklyn, hoping to create a refuge for other magical beings. Meanwhile, Ahmad has found employment as an architect in Chicago, helping to build its towering skyline above the prairie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut all is not well in the desert. Schaalman has managed to trick an unsuspecting passerby into digging up the flask, and now it passes from hand to hand as the wizard possesses his victims -- first a French soldier traveling to New York, then a small-time mobster -- all in an effort to get to Chava, the only one who can release him from his prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile others are gravitating to New York as well: Ahmad, who has lost his job following the 1929 stock market crash; the mysterious Thomas Beshara, a riveter on the rising Empire State Building, who also has hidden ties to Chava and Ahmad; and Kreindel Altschul, who still grieves her own destroyed golem Yossele. Does the reluctant Kreindel hold the key to saving Chava from Schaalman’s revenge Will Schaalman succeed in escaping the flask, binding Chava to his will, and re-enslaving Ahmad Or can they find a way to finally defeat him and free themselves from his power An earth-shaking finale to the brilliant trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Helene Wecker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47371021353109,"sku":"9780062468680","price":61.25,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780062468680.jpg?v=1779431351","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780062468680_the-gates-of-midnight","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}