{"product_id":"9781250077134","title":"Beatrice and Benedick","description":"\u003cp\u003eHidden in the language of Shakespeare's best-loved comedy \u003ci\u003eMuch Ado About Nothing \u003c\/i\u003eare several clues to an intriguing tale. It seems that the witty lovers Beatrice and Benedick had a previous love affair that ended bitterly. But how did they meet? Why did they part? And what brought them together again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen nineteen-year-old Beatrice is brought to live at her uncle's court in Sicily to be a companion to his daughter, she first meets Benedick, a young soldier who is there with a Spanish lord on a month-long sojourn. As they begin to wage their war of wit, their words mask their deep love for one another. But the pair are cruelly parted by misunderstanding and slander. Heartbroken, Benedick sails to England on the ill-fated Spanish Armada. Beatrice returns to her home in the North and an unwanted betrothal. While Benedick must fight for his life on board ship, Beatrice fights for her freedom from an arranged marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the point of view of Beatrice and Benedick we hear the lovers tell their own story, taking us from the sunlit southern courts of Sicily, to the crippled Armada on the frozen northern seas, to the gorgeous Renaissance cities of the north. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Marina Fiorato, author of the acclaimed historical novel \u003ci\u003eThe Glassblower of Murano, \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a beautifully imagined \u003ci\u003eBeatrice and Benedick. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011996172528,"sku":"9781250077134","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250077134_p0.jpg?v=1763763471","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250077134","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}