{"product_id":"9781472224033","title":"The Glittering Strand: A triumphant story of a young woman's fight for independence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA desperate fight for her birthright and freedom... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpiced with the colour and sensuous splendour of the sixteenth-century silk trade, Judith Lennox's \u003ci\u003eThe Glittering Strand \u003c\/i\u003eis the triumphant story of a young woman's fight for independence. Perfect for fans of Rachel Hore and Kate Morton.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSerafina Guardi and her father, a wealthy silk merchant from Marseilles, are sailing to Italy to celebrate her betrothal when their ship is captured by Barbary corsairs. Serafina finds herself plunged into the unknown, brutal world of the North African slave states. From there, she begins the long struggle to free herself from servitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSerafina's wit and beauty are tempered by her ruthlessness - a ruthlessness which eventually threatens to lose her both her lover and her child. Embattled by the prejudices of the age and by the ambitions of her treacherous cousin Angelo, Serafina fights against poverty, loneliness and despair, vowing to regain her lost inheritance - the Guardi silk house - at whatever cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about Judith Lennox: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eIdeal escapism\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[Judith Lennox] is \u003cb\u003ethe ultimate storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e... her stories are \u003cb\u003ecompelling\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ebeautifully\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003edescriptive\u003c\/b\u003e of both characters and feelings'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[Judith Lennox's] \u003cb\u003echaracters are marvellously drawn\u003c\/b\u003e, and their lives \u003cb\u003edraw the reader totally into the story\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180932219120,"sku":"9781472224033","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472224033_p0.jpg?v=1763597593","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472224033","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}