{"product_id":"2940152010107","title":"Lament for a Siege Town","description":"\u003cp\u003e1648 and the forces loyal to King Charles 1 are defeated; the English Civil War is over, but some would not have it so…….\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeading a resurgent Royalist army, Sir Charles Lucas enters the Parliamentarian town of Colchester in Essex. But the enemy, Sir Thomas Fairfax’s undefeated New Model Army, encircles the town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the pitiless siege that follows, Katherine Wade, bound to a husband she loathes, discovers a perilous form of liberation. Beth Sayer, an impoverished weaver’s daughter, fights for the survival of her family and Tobias, a wounded soldier, must choose between duty and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on one of the most harrowing episodes in the history of Colchester and the English Civil Wars, this is a story of human endurance and the cruel consequences of conflict, for victor and vanquished alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis well-researched novel vividly brings to life the terrible realities of a dramatic and devastating summer in Colchester in 1648. Andrew Phillips, Centre for Local \u0026amp; Regional History, University of Essex, author of Colchester: A History\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clare Hawkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47172074143984,"sku":"2940152010107","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152010107_p0.jpg?v=1764018018","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152010107","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}