{"product_id":"9781402263125","title":"I Am the Chosen King","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A  very talented writer.\" —Sharon  Kay Penman, NYT bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDevil's Brood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cp\u003eEngland,  1044. Harold Godwineson, a young, respected Earl, falls in love with an ordinary  but beautiful woman. He marries Edyth despite her lack of pedigree, pitting him  against his turbulent family and his selfish King, Edward. In France, William,  the bastard son of a duke, falls in love with power. Brutal and dangerously  smart, William sets his sights on England, finding ambition a difficult lust to  conquer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cp\u003eIn 1066, with  the old King Edward dying, England falls vulnerable to the winds of fate-and  the stubborn will of these two powerful men. In this beautifully crafted tale,  Helen Hollick sets aside the propaganda of the Norman Conquest and brings to  life the English version of the story of the last Saxon King, revealing his  tender love, determination, and proud loyalty, all shattered by the unforgiving  needs of a Kingdom. Forced to give up his wife and risk his life for England,  the chosen King led his army into the great Battle of Hastings in October 1066  with all the honor and dignity that history remembers of its fallen heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cp\u003e\"A novel of  enormous emotional power...Helen Hollick is a fabulous writer of historical  fiction.\" -Elizabeth  Chadwick, author of \u003ci\u003eTo Defy a King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Readers  Are Saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cp\u003e\"We all know  the ending! But Helen Hollick's masterful and moving account of Pre-Conquest  England still carries the reader along on an enthralling journey to that  moment...it made me cry in all the right places. Helen Hollick is a consummate  storyteller.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cp\u003e\"An epic  work, grand and sweeping. I've read many versions of the events of 1066 but  this is one of the best.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(This book was previously published in the U.K. as HAROLD THE KING)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121527996656,"sku":"9781402263125","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402263125_p0.jpg?v=1763715124","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402263125","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}