{"product_id":"9781916558724","title":"The Seeker and the Shade","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ellen Osborne\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 12 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 May 2026 by Guppy Publishing Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 130 x 27 | 314g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInexperienced but determined, Connie is desperate to become a caster to save her village from the deadly Shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArrogant and privileged, Jasper is everything she detests. He intends to become a seeker like his father before him, and he has no time for a no-hoper like Connie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrown together at Blackwood, Connie and Jasper are pledged to each other as caster and seeker, learning to light the oath lamps and conquer the Shade, as well as their mutual dislike... but could the undeniable connection that flickers between them become an unbreakable bond? Their lives depend on it, for the vows are failing, the Shade is advancing and only those with the strongest conviction will survive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48469348679939,"sku":"9781916558724","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781916558724.jpg?v=1782303728","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781916558724","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}