{"product_id":"9781466888982","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","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165907730672,"sku":"9781466888982","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466888982_p0.jpg?v=1763687869","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466888982","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}