{"product_id":"reckoning-9780312382476","title":"Reckoning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Penman's characters are so shrewdly imagined, so full of resonant human feeling that they seem to breathe on the page.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Never forget, Llewelyn, that the world's greatest fool is a Welshman who trusts an English king.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis father's words haunt Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, Prince of Wales, who has been ruling uneasily over his fractious countrymen. Above all else, Llewelyn fears that his life and his own dream--of an independent, united Wales--might be lost to Edward I's desire to expand his English empire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlive from the pages of history, this is the hauntingly beautiful and compelling tale of a game poised to play itself out to its bloody finale as English and Welsh cross swords in a reckoning that must mean disaster for one side or the other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor anyone who has ever wanted to experience the rich tapestry of British history and lore, this bold and romantic adventure must be read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many years while she was a student and then a tax lawyer, \u003cb\u003eSharon Kay Penman\u003c\/b\u003e (1945-2021) worked on a novel about the life of Richard III and The War of the Roses. After the original manuscript was stolen from her car, Penman rewrote the entire novel that would become \u003ci\u003eThe Sunne in Splendour\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePenman is the author of ten critically acclaimed and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best selling historical novels and four medieval mysteries featuring Justin de Quincy. The first book in the series, \u003ci\u003eThe Queen's Man\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for an Edgar Award for Best First Mystery from the Mystery Writers of America.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674772148498,"sku":"9780312382476","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b38c46d0-efd9-4034-996c-48d4ea49f974.jpg?v=1733865336","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/reckoning-9780312382476","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}