{"product_id":"devil-water-9780544240407","title":"Devil Water","description":"\"A true story fictionalized by a writer who has a special feeling for the dramatic . . . Mixed by Miss Seton's skillful hands, the dust of the past becomes the clay of the artist and is molded into memorable, lifelike form.\" --\u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fiercely beautiful novel tells the true story of Charles Radcliffe, a Catholic nobleman who joined the short-lived Jacobite rebellion of 1715, and of Jenny, his daughter by a secret marriage. Set in the Northumbrian wilds, teeming London, and colonial Virginia--where Jenny eventually settled on the estate of the famous William Byrd of Westover--Jenny's story reveals one young woman's loyalty, passion, and courage as she struggles in a life divided between the Old World and the New. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiss Seton's narrative is richly buttressed with the results of scrupulous research on the personages and the period. Her sole purpose is to tell a rousing good tale plainly and simply and this she does admirably.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Herald Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eANYA SETON (1904-1990) was the author of many best-selling historical novels, including \u003ci\u003eKatherine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Winthrop Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAvalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDragonwyck\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreen Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFoxfire\u003c\/i\u003e. She lived in Greenwich, Connecticut.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491804483858,"sku":"9780544240407","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9c3869b1-2005-4504-a4a1-fa736f0d4554.jpg?v=1730556845","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/devil-water-9780544240407","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}