{"product_id":"9780007481767","title":"Shadow on the Crown : Book 1","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Bracewell, Patricia\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEngland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 2 January 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Emma of Normandy' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 528 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 131 x 33 | 408g\u003cp\u003eSet in England when Vikings are on the brink of invasion, this is an epic tale of seduction, war, and unrequited love from an outstanding new voice in historical fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1002 AD Emma, a young Norman girl, must take her place as bride to England’s King Æthelred, a ruler who is looking for nothing more than a political pawn to protect his shores and bear his next child. But Emma soon realises that her new role comes with danger: the seductive Elgiva, mistress to the King, will stop at nothing in her battle for the circlet of gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Amidst the turmoil of a kingdom under threat and a forbidden love, both women will fight for the King’s attention, a king whose haunted past is as dark as the portent in the night’s sky. And the one who rises will become the most powerful woman in the kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bracewell, Patricia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50666422075576,"sku":"9780007481767","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780007481767.jpg?v=1734744492","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780007481767","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}