{"product_id":"9780743253604","title":"Shadowbrook: A Novel of Love, War, and the Birth of America","description":"From the author of the acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eCity of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, the passionate story of Quentin Hale and Nicole Crane, set against the bloody and turbulent backdrop of the French and Indian War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1754. In a low-lying glen in Ohio Country, where both the French and English claim dominion, the first musket ball fired signals the start of a savage seven-year conflict destined to dismantle France's overreaching empire and pave the way for the American Revolution. In a world on the brink of astonishing change are Quentin Hale, the fearless gentleman-turned-scout, fighting to preserve his beloved family plantation, Shadowbrook; Cormac Shea, the part-Irish, part-Indian woodsman with a foot in both worlds; and the beautiful Nicole Crane, who, struggling to reconcile her love for Hale and her calling to the convent, becomes a pawn in the British quest for territory. Moving between the longhouses of the Iroquois and Shadowbrook's elegant rooms, the frontier's virgin forests and the cobbled streets of Québec, Swerling weaves a tale of passion and intrigue, faith and devotion, courage and betrayal. Peopled with a cast of unforgettable characters and historical figures, including a young George Washington, this richly textured novel vividly captures the conflict that opened the eighteenth century and ignited our nation's quest for independence. A classic in the making, \u003ci\u003eShadowbrook\u003c\/i\u003e is a page-turning tale of ambition, war, and the transforming power of both love and duty.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153816862960,"sku":"9780743253604","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780743253604_p0.jpg?v=1763631564","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743253604","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}