{"product_id":"dear-dahlia","title":"Dear Dahlia","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"notice\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable for Pre-Order\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis title will be released on \u003cspan class=\"bold-text\"\u003eOctober 5, 2027.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis edition is crafted as an object of desire―sprayed edges, a Spot UV hardcover, and meticulously designed packaging. Not just a novel, but a collectible work of art meant to be held, displayed, and remembered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn a series of unsent letters to her deceased aunt―a legendary concert pianist―a young woman in New Orleans confesses the obsession, love, and devastating choice that led her to take a life, unraveling a story of musical genius, inherited grief, and the spells we cast on those we love most\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOphelia was five the first time she heard Aunt Dahlia perform. That night, something ancient stirred inside her, something that felt less like talent and more like a spell. Years later, Dahlia is gone. Ophelia remains alone with her memories, her mother’s lingering illness, and the unbearable knowledge that she has taken a life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStructured as a series of unsent letters to her deceased aunt, Dear Dahlia unfolds like a concerto in movements: childhood devotion, conservatory initiation, the magnetic and manipulative mentorship of Klaus Marino, and the devastating crescendo that changes everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novel occupies a rare and underserved space in literary fiction:\u003cbr\u003e• A young woman navigating the elite classical music world\u003cbr\u003e• Musical prose that mirrors sonatas and symphonies\u003cbr\u003e• Southern Gothic atmosphere layered with deep relationships and forgotten secrets\u003cbr\u003e• A confessional murder thread that injects slow-burn suspense\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat begins as elegy transforms into reckoning. As Ophelia writes, she grapples with inherited genius, generational grief, artistic possession, and the dangerous line between mentorship and control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDear Dahlia asks: When a gift becomes a curse, who bears the cost?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storyteller Media","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46944254001337,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/7819\/6153\/files\/LuxuryOccultFantasyBookMockup.png?v=1791169235","url":"https:\/\/storyteller.media\/products\/dear-dahlia","provider":"Storyteller Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}