{"product_id":"9780993812224","title":"The Captain's Chronology: The nine lives of an extraordinary cat","description":"Saved from drowning and imbued with wisdom and voice by the life-saving breath of a magical druid in the year 60, the cat called the Captain sets out on nine life journeys that straddle two thousand years of human history...\u003cp\u003eRe-born in the year 900, the Captain is adopted by a troupe of travelling minstrels. To their astonishment he speaks to them and together they devise a ventriloquist act. It is such a success that they are commanded to perform at the Saxon court, but little do they know what the cost to them may be...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA crusader has a dream of a magical tree and sets out on a quest to find it. He arrives in Britain in 1140 with his cat, the Captain. The scene is set for a very strange encounter with Norman soldiers and the mysterious Witch of Nu...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1482 and the Captain is fascinated by the great predictor, the heartbeat: the new cathedral clock which he uses to predict a very ghostly appearance. But what is the puzzle of the apparition called the Lady in Black?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1588 and a little girl inhabits a fantasy world of wizards and magic on a small island on the Irish coast. Her world is threatened by the coming of the Spanish Armada or is it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her letters, dated 1723, a woman describes a mysterious encounter on board ship during a dinner with the ships officers and guests. A crewman claims to have taken a cat from a pirate ship after its capture and that the animal can talk...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA large house sits with curtains drawn and clocks stopped in a state of Victorian high mourning in 1860. Word comes of a remarkable man who is a medium and a séance is arranged...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA little blind girl stands in a busy railway station during the London evacuation in 1940. She is afraid but is comforted when she feels a hand slip in hers and she is led away. High above, the station cat - the Captain - has stopped mid-wash as he observes a sinister man leading the girl through the exit and out into the black night...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn his final journey the Captain is imprisoned in a cat shelter. Meanwhile, the new NATO missile shield site is planned for \"the Druid hill.\" Robert Clay, a corrupt archaeologist, has been drafted in to assuage fears that the ancient landmark will be destroyed, but little does Clay know that his actions may mean the end of civilisation...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow the adventures of the Captain through a history that reveals a world of chaos, cruelty, invasion and mortality tempered with courage, love and hope. These beautifully written stories will delight children and adults alike\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49972164198640,"sku":"9780993812224","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780993812224","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}