{"product_id":"smoke-and-gold","title":"SMOKE AND GOLD","description":"\u003cp\u003eRowena Culloden, a young English girl, and her mother are visiting Amsterdam in 1972. Whilst having tea in a small French cafŽ, they are joined by a mysterious but friendly stranger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYears later, Rowena is studying for her Art Degree and she keeps coming across references which remind her of the stranger. Why was he dressed as if he lived in the 18th century? How could he know so much about how Rembrandt mixed his oils? Who was this man?\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eCould he really be the French alchemist Count St Germain, named as one of the masters alongside such figures as Christ, Buddha, Apollonius of Tyana, Christian Rosenkreutz, and Francis Bacon? He was said to have been born in the12th century and some people believe he is still alive.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eRowena is determined to find out. But what else would she encounter on her journey through the Art, Culture and Magical life of the ageless and dynamic city of Amsterdam?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you liked ÔThe Girl with the Pearl EarringÕ and ÔThe MiniaturistÕ, you will love this!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksWholesale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44223128895649,"sku":"9781326173593","price":32.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1jnvg5kv-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1713679543","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/smoke-and-gold","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}