{"product_id":"figures-in-silk-9780061689857","title":"Figures in Silk","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1471, merchant John Lambert marries off his two beautiful daughters. The elder, Jane Shore, soon begins a notorious liaison with King Edward IV. The other sister, industrious and clever Isabel, is wed to the scion of a wealthy silk dynasty--and faces a monumental challenge when her husband is killed. Forced into apprenticeship to her mother-in-law, Alice Claver, Isabel learns to love the exotic fabrics from Italy, Persia, Spain, Tunisia, and beyond, discovering both loyal friends and dangerous enemies in this breathtaking new world. But Isabel's most powerful alliance will be with sister Jane's royal lover. And when the political landscape shifts perilously, one sister ?will fall while the other rises--as dire choices are made that will change their lives forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBennett, Vanora:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eVanora Bennett is the author of two acclaimed novels, \u003cem\u003ePortrait of an Unknown Woman\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFigures in Silk\u003c\/em\u003e, and an award-winning journalist. She has contributed to the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e (London), and the BBC. She lives in North London with her husband and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491390984466,"sku":"9780061689857","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b9fd9837-7779-4358-9032-8701a9241ec3.jpg?v=1730540217","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/figures-in-silk-9780061689857","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}