{"product_id":"winchelsea-9781838854874","title":"Winchelsea","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWinchelsea - Historical Fiction by Alex Preston\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAS READ ON BBC RADIO 4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e BEST OF THE YEAR - AS CHOSEN BY REVIEWERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet in 1742, this gripping historical novel follows Goody Brown, a young woman saved from drowning as a baby and raised in the smuggling town of Winchelsea. When her father is murdered by men he trusted, sixteen-year-old Goody must navigate the dangerous criminal underworld to find justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTogether with her brother Francis, Goody enters the cut-throat world of smugglers and villains in a town where lawlessness prevails. This coming-of-age story explores themes of identity, revenge, and self-discovery as Goody faces high seas and desperate criminals. Discovering life without constraints or expectations, she develops a taste for danger that transforms her from an adopted child into something far more complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel examines what it means to forge your own path when traditional roles don't fit. Goody was never born to be a gentlewoman, but her journey reveals the possibilities that exist beyond society's expectations in 18th century England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Author Alex Preston\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlex Preston is an award-winning author of three novels: \u003ci\u003eThis Bleeding City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Revelations\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIn Love and War\u003c\/i\u003e, plus the non-fiction work \u003ci\u003eAs Kingfishers Catch Fire\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing regularly appears in the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e. Preston reviews books for the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e's New Review, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e. He is co-founder of the Corfu Literary Festival and Patron of Oxford Literary Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis paperback edition features the compelling narrative that made Winchelsea a \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e Best of the Year selection and earned it a reading on BBC Radio 4.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e@ahmpreston\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680468406546,"sku":"9781838854874","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_553ec83c-5c05-4b76-8781-7347a26c0a1b.jpg?v=1734906689","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/winchelsea-9781838854874","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}