{"product_id":"9781466871670","title":"Henderson's Spear: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA masterly epic that weaves a contemporary search for a missing father with a vivid story from the heyday of the British Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiv, a Canadian filmmaker, is writing from a Tahitian jail, piecing together her troubled past and her family's buried history for the unknown daughter she gave up at birth. The search for her own father, a pilot missing since the Korean War, has brought her to the South Seas and landed her behind bars on a trumped-up murder charge. In the stillness of her cell, Liv ponders the secret journal of her ancestor Frank Henderson, who came to these same waters a century before on an extraordinary three-year voyage with Queen Victoria's grandsons--Prince George (later George V) and Prince Eddy, who would die young and disgraced, linked by the gutter press to the Ripper killings and many other scandals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough unforgettable characters and a mesmerizing story, \u003ci\u003eHenderson's Spear \u003c\/i\u003etraces two tales of obsession, intrigue, and loss--from the 1890s and the 1990s. These stories reach around the world from Africa, England, and North America to converge with compelling effect in the Polynesian islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a deep understanding of the landscape and culture of the South Sea Islands, Ronald Wright's \u003ci\u003eHenderson's Spear\u003c\/i\u003e explores the patterns of history and the accidents of love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt, Henry \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129337954544,"sku":"9781466871670","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466871670_p0.jpg?v=1769891778","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466871670","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}