{"product_id":"the-listeners-9780593655504","title":"The Listeners by Stiefvater, Maggie","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily \u003c\/i\u003eBest Summer Read of 2025 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Maggie Stiefvater is an exceptional talent, and \u003ci\u003eThe Listeners\u003c\/i\u003e is a marvel of storytelling. I really couldn't have loved it more.\" --Chris Whitaker, author of \u003ci\u003eAll The Colors of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A novel that will remind readers of why they fell in love with reading in the first place.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novelist Maggie Stiefvater dazzles in this mesmerizing portrait of an irresistible heroine, an unlikely romance, and a hotel--and a world--in peril. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJanuary 1942. The Avallon Hotel \u0026amp; Spa has always offered elegant luxury in the wilds of West Virginia, its mountain sweetwater washing away all of high society's troubles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLocal girl-turned-general manager June Porter Hudson has guided the Avallon skillfully through the first pangs of war. The Gilfoyles, the hotel's aristocratic owners, have trained her well. But when the family heir makes a secret deal with the State Department to fill the hotel with captured Axis diplomats, June must persuade her staff--many of whom have sons and husbands heading to the front lines--to offer luxury to Nazis. With a smile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile FBI Agent Tucker Minnick, whose coal tattoo hints at an Appalachian past, presses his ears to the hotel's walls, listening for the diplomats' secrets. He has one of his own, which is how he knows that June's balancing act can have dangerous consequences: the sweetwater beneath the hotel can threaten as well as heal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJune has never met a guest she couldn't delight, but the diplomats are different. Without firing a single shot, they have brought the war directly to her. As clashing loyalties crack the Avallon's polished veneer, June must calculate the true cost of luxury.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maggie Stiefvater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.39w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593655504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2025 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2025 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie Stiefvater \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the\u003ci\u003e Shiver \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy, \u003ci\u003eThe Raven Cycle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Scorpio Races\u003c\/i\u003e, among dozens of other YA fantasy novels. Her books have sold over five million copies around the world. She lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with her husband and their two children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45472542883993,"sku":"9780593655504","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_a59a3bb0-a07f-4020-97f6-d111a0e2fe19.jpg?v=1750081465","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-listeners-9780593655504","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}