{"product_id":"hearts-on-the-table","title":"Hearts on the Table","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER ONLY. PLEASE PLACE PREORDERS AS SEPARATE ORDERS FROM ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE FULFILLED IMMEDIATELY. ITEMS ORDERED WITH PREORDER BOOKS WILL BE HELD UNTIL THE PREORDER IS AVAILABLE FOR FULFILLMENT. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: Susan Metallo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs World War I rages, a seventeen-year-old English feminist with a penchant for thrashing men at cards finds herself stranded on an enemy-controlled island and tangled in the last mess she’d ever expect: love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eViolet is used to winning—with her mathematical mind, no one stands a chance of beating her at cards, or much of anything else. So, when her wrathful father threatens to marry her and her trans twin brother Seb to the highest bidders, she’s certain they can escape England, even with a war on. But before they reach safety in Italy, a U-boat sinks their ship, and Violet washes up on a small island, on the wrong side of enemy lines, desperate to find her missing twin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo earn passage to the mainland, where she hopes Seb has landed, Violet disguises herself as a man and accepts a job delivering love poetry for melancholy pacifist Teo, the island’s irritating golden boy. The object of his affection, fair Olivia, is less than enchanted, but she \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e intrigued by the handsome delivery boy—Violet in disguise. While Violet struggles to sidestep Olivia’s attentions, she’s vexed by her own inconvenient but undeniable attraction to Teo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdd a mysterious newcomer, who converts the love triangle into a square, and Olivia’s autistic sister, who’s concocting a devilish revenge against the island’s biggest bully, and odds are things will only get messier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFortunately, playing the odds is Violet’s specialty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a twisty transformation of Shakespeare’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, populated with queer, trans, and neurodivergent characters, Violet’s bold prose alternates with verse chapters from the perspective of autistic musical prodigy Faustina. Susan Metallo’s whip-smart writing and the fresh wartime setting make for a witty, elegant, and high-stakes exploration of love, loss, friendship, and identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48171082449047,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/0349\/4039\/files\/9781536240368_e821c.jpg?v=1787759209","url":"https:\/\/littledistrictbooks.com\/products\/hearts-on-the-table","provider":"Little District Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}