{"product_id":"the-life-of-thomas-more-9780385496933","title":"The Life of Thomas More","description":"Peter Ackroyd's \u003cb\u003eThe Life of Thomas More\u003c\/b\u003e is a masterful reconstruction of the life and imagination of one of the most remarkable figures of history. Thomas More (1478-1535) was a renowned statesman; the author of a political fantasy that gave a name to a literary genre and a worldview (\u003cb\u003eUtopia\u003c\/b\u003e); and, most famously, a Catholic martyr and saint. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn into the professional classes, Thomas More applied his formidable intellect and well-placed connections to become the most powerful man in England, second only to the king. As much a work of history as a biography, \u003cb\u003eThe Life of Thomas More\u003c\/b\u003e gives an unmatched portrait of the everyday, religious, and intellectual life of the early sixteenth century. In Ackroyd's hands, this renowned \"man for all seasons\" emerges in the fullness of his complex humanity; we see the unexpected side of his character--such as his preference for bawdy humor--as well as his indisputable moral courage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Ackroyd is a bestselling writer of both fiction and nonfiction. His most recent books include the biographies \u003cb\u003eDickens, Blake\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eThomas More\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand the novels \u003cb\u003eThe Trial of Elizabeth Cree, Milton in America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eThe Plato Papers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has won the Whitbread Biography Award, the Royal Society of Literature's William Heinemann Award (jointly), the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e fiction prize. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50323967148306,"sku":"9780385496933","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b860c219-2934-4ea8-a79a-f279fb48e738.jpg?v=1727662963","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-life-of-thomas-more-9780385496933","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}