{"product_id":"9780393246926","title":"The Sage of Waterloo: A Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most beguiling and distinctive debut novel of the season: the Battle of Waterloo…as told by a rabbit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn June 17, 1815, the Duke of Wellington amassed his troops at Hougoumont, an ancient farmstead not far from Waterloo. The next day, the French attacked—the first shots of the Battle of Waterloo—sparking a brutal, day-long skirmish that left six thousand men either dead or wounded.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam is a white rabbit living at Hougoumont today. Under the tutelage of his mysterious and wise grandmother Old Lavender, William attunes himself to the echoes and ghosts of the battle, and through a series of adventures he comes to recognize how deeply what happened at Waterloo two hundred years before continues to reverberate. “Nature,” as Old Lavender says, “never truly recovers from human cataclysms.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sage of Waterloo\u003c\/em\u003e is a playful retelling of a key turning point in human history, full of vivid insights about Napoleon, Wellington, and the battle itself—and a slyly profound reflection on our place in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104270106864,"sku":"9780393246926","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393246926_p0.jpg?v=1769892819","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393246926","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}