{"product_id":"2940170299539","title":"River Maid, The (The River Maid, Book 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon, 1854: twenty-year-old Essie Chapman lives with her father in poverty stricken Limehouse, working on the river as a boatman. Her life seems set before her, never to leave this part of London and forever at her father¿s beck and call.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, one night, she must transport a mysterious man from a foreign ship to the banks of the Thames, a man who ends up renting a room in Essie¿s house, identifying himself only as `Raven¿.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen curiosity gets the better of her, Essie follows him and unwittingly becomes involved in something far greater than she could ever have guessed. Finding herself on a ship bound for the penal colonies in Australia with Raven and his cousin Alice, this is only the start of a remarkable journey taking her to the other side of the world and back again¿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104931201264,"sku":"2940170299539","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170299539_p0.jpg?v=1763707197","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170299539","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}