{"product_id":"lex-croucher-unmagical-life-of-briar-jones-signed","title":"The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones - SIGNED COPY","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"296\"\u003eSigned Indie Hardback Pre-Order | Lex Croucher – The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"659\"\u003eSecure a signed indie hardback copy of \u003cem data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"372\"\u003eThe Unmagical Life of Briar Jones\u003c\/em\u003e by Lex Croucher, available now as a limited pre-order. Blending dark academia with fantasy, this highly anticipated novel explores ambition, friendship and betrayal within a mysterious elite school. A compelling and atmospheric read, signed copies are expected to be in strong demand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"764\"\u003ePublication date: \u003cstrong data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"694\"\u003e9 June 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e. All signed pre-orders will be dispatched as soon as stock arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"766\" data-end=\"941\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eOrder your signed copy today — pre-orders are limited and may sell out quickly. Supplied by an independent UK bookshop and carefully packaged to protect collectible condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom instant New York Times bestseller, Nero Award-shortlisted, and TikTok Book of the Year-shortlisted Lex Croucher comes your new dark academia obsession...Briar always dreamed of attending the Temple School of Thaumaturgy, the elite boarding school that's produced the most CEOs and Prime Ministers in history, long rumoured to be magical. Briar's best friend, Sebastian, just wanted them to stay together forever. When Sebastian gets an acceptance letter and Briar doesn't, their relationship is shattered - until, at eighteen, Briar secures a temp job sorting through the magical junk in Temple's attic, and discovers that quiet, sensitive Sebastian, the boy they once loved more than anything else in the world, has become the villain.Dark academia meets fantasy in this timely page-turner about a student who fails to gain admission to the UK's only school of magic but then finds their way there years later and unearths the ugly secrets...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archway Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56560001515906,"sku":"9781399624633-1","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/the-unmagical-life-of-briar-jones-lex-croucher-archway-bookshop.jpg?v=1776515137","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/lex-croucher-unmagical-life-of-briar-jones-signed","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}