{"product_id":"9780999174401","title":"Unbound","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Shors reimagined one of the world’s greatest love stories—the romance that inspired the Taj Mahal—in his critically acclaimed, international bestseller \u003c\/em\u003eBeneath a Marble Sky\u003cem\u003e. Now, with \u003c\/em\u003eUnbound\u003cem\u003e, Shors recreates an ancient and celebrated Chinese legend about a pair of young lovers separated by war and the Great Wall.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1548, and the Chinese Empire faces an imminent Mongol invasion. All that prevents the violent end of a dynasty is the Great Wall. Yet even this famed fortification has weaknesses, and against his will, a talented Chinese craftsman is taken from his home and wife, so that he may labor alongside the wall’s defenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFan has been missing for a year when his wife, Meng, decides to do the impossible—to leave everyone and everything she knows in a daunting effort to find him. At a time when many women fear even stepping outside their homes, Meng disguises herself as a man and begins a perilous journey of deliverance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs two armies gather at the Great Wall, the fates of Fan and Meng collide with a Mongol horseman seeking redemption, a Chinese concubine fighting injustice, and a ruthless general determined to destroy them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Unbound:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eUnbound\u003c\/em\u003e is utterly captivating—an epic, historical page-turner with a beating heart. I loved it.” — Jamie Ford, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eUnbound\u003c\/em\u003e, John Shors draws us inside the impassioned history of China’s Great Wall, through richly intertwined characters determined to live freely, and for love. A haunting tale of the enduring bonds that anchor and save us when all the other chains—poverty, enslavement, cruelty, degradation—have been broken. A gem of storytelling.” — Paula McLain, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Wife\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An elegant and compelling epic told with Shors’ trademark understanding of human nature and ability to create characters who touch our hearts. The setting – China's Great Wall – is as much a personality in the tale as the husband and wife who live, and love, in its shadow. In \u003cem\u003eUnbound\u003c\/em\u003e, history comes alive and literally takes your breath away and breaks your heart at the same time.\" — M.J. Rose, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Library of Light and Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Shors, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036218638576,"sku":"9780999174401","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780999174401_p0.jpg?v=1763899107","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780999174401","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}