{"product_id":"9781408148655","title":"Observatory","description":"A gothic science-fiction thriller, Observatory details the entangled lives of four people across two centuries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObservatory is set at the Armagh Observatory and Museum for Astronomy and Natural Philosophy, in both 1799 and 1999. Historian Jon McKenna, hired to compile a computerised catalogue of the Observatory archives, finds his life becoming entangled with that of Nicola McLoughlin, assistant astronomer at the Observatory. Together they work to uncover the two-hundred-year-old story of astronomer Archibald Hamilton and his assistant Robert Hogg - man of science, man of God, and revolutionary. The Observatory, a symbol of both science and religion, becomes the setting for a powerful exploration of nationhood and revolution, love and betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The writing is inspired, deceptively subtle behind its up-front bile and cracked humour\" (Guardian)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121828839664,"sku":"9781408148655","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408148655_p0.jpg?v=1763718808","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408148655","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}