{"product_id":"crossed-9780060841805","title":"Crossed","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the year 1202, tens of thousands of crusaders gather in Venice, preparing to embark for Jerusalem to free the Holy City from Muslim rule. Among them is a lowly vagabond Briton, rescued from damnation by a pious knight who burns with zealous fire for their sacred undertaking. And so they set sail, along with dedicated companions--and with a beautiful, mysterious Arab \"princess\" whom the vagabond liberates from a brutish merchant. But the divine light guiding their \"righteous\" campaign soon darkens as the mission sinks ever deeper into catastrophe, disgrace, and moral turpitude--as Christians murder Christians in the Adriatic port city of Zara, tragic events are set in motion that will ultimately lead to the shocking and shameful fall of Constantinople.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImpeccably researched and beautifully told, Nicole Galland's \u003cem\u003eCrossed\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning tale of the disastrous Fourth Crusade--and of the hopeful, brave, and driven who were caught up in and irrevocably changed by a corrupted cause and a furious battle beyond their comprehension or control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGalland, Nicole:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicole Galland \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of the historical novels \u003cem\u003eGodiva\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eI, Iago\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eCrossed\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRevenge of the Rose\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Fool's\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eTale\u003c\/em\u003e; as well as the contemporary romantic comedies \u003cem\u003eOn the Same Page \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eStepdog\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling near-future thriller \u003cem\u003eThe Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O\u003c\/em\u003e. (with Neal Stephenson).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51243420680466,"sku":"9780060841805","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_47a771bb-7567-4e55-9dfc-23d0e9d2ced5.jpg?v=1745862152","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/crossed-9780060841805","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}