{"product_id":"9781101157411","title":"Time and Chance","description":"The long-awaited sequel to Sharon Kay Penman's acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eWhen Christ and His Saints Slept\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime and Chance\u003c\/i\u003erecounts the tempestuous marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II in a magnificent story of love, power, ambition-and betrayal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was nineteen when they married, she eleven years his senior, newly divorced from the King of France. She was beautiful, headstrong, intelligent, and rich. It was said he was Fortune's favorite, but he said a man makes his own luck. Within two years, Henry had made his, winning the throne of England and exercising extraordinary statecraft skills to control his unruly barons, expand his own powers, and restore peace to a land long torn by banditry and bloodshed. Only in one instance did Henry err: Elevating his good friend and confidant Thomas Becket to be Archbishop of Canterbury, he thought to gain control over the Church itself. But the once worldly Becket suddenly discovered God, and their alliance withered in the heat of his newfound zeal. What Becket saw as a holy mission-to protect the Church against State encroachments-Henry saw as arrant betrayal, and they were launched inevitably on the road to murder. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRich in character and color, true to the historical details, sensitive to the complex emotions of these men and women, \u003ci\u003eTime and Chance\u003c\/i\u003e recreates their story with all the drama, pain, and passion of the moment. It is Penman at her best.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111816839408,"sku":"9781101157411","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101157411_p0.jpg?v=1763685393","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101157411","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}