<p><b>Not all books should be opened. </b>In this thrilling fantasy debut, meet the family tasked with guarding a trove of magical but deadly books, and the shadowy organisation that will do anything to get them back.<br><br><b>* The instant <i>Sunday Times </i>bestseller *</b><br><b>*<i> Good Morning America</i>''s June book club pick *<br>* Apple Book of the Year in Audio *</b><br><br>''A bold, new novel from an <b>extraordinary </b>new voice.'' Marlon James<br>''Simply a <b>delight </b>from start to finish.''<i> New York Times</i><br>''A <b>spectacularly spellbinding</b> debut.'' <i>The Fantasy Hive</i><br>''A <b>magnificent </b>debut.'' <i>The Bookseller</i><br>''A<b> delight from start to finish</b>.'' Chloe Benjamin<br>____________<br><br><b>Joanna Kalotay lives alone in the woods of Vermont, the sole protector of a collection of rare books; books that will allow someone to walk through walls or turn water into wine. Books of magic.</b><br><br>Her estranged older sister Esther mo