{"product_id":"9781914495618","title":"A Chalice Argent : The Story of William Neilson, Volume 2","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Buchan, James \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 November 2023 by Headline Publishing Group (Mountain Leopard Press) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e143 x 202 x 26 | 324g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Year's Eve, 1746. A castle in the depths of France. A thunderstorm. A pair of lovers in a hay-loft. A wounded soldier toppling from his horse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins the second instalment of the life of William Neilson, Scottish soldier in French service and Jacobite agent against his will. Around his neck, William carries the most precious jewel on the surface of the earth, but it is not his, and he must carry it to the exiled King of England, Scotland and Ireland in Italy. Before that, he wishes to see for a last time the woman he has loved for more than half his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scene shifts from the wastes and marshes of the Sologne, to the disorderly houses and prisons of the Most Serene Republic of Venice and the desolate court-in-exile of James Stuart in Rome. Along the way are sword-fights, love stories, intrigues, assassinations, blasphemies, kidnappings, musical performances, and treacheries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44432887185667,"sku":"9781914495618","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781914495618_f0d80ccc-4d92-4dae-80e7-f1fb494cb5d2.jpg?v=1731420399","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781914495618","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}