{"product_id":"9781905806461","title":"Hester Roon","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eFleece Inn\u003c\/em\u003e stood where the three roads joined—to London, to Norwich and to the sea. Its trade was prosperous, its\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehospitality famous and its host, fat Job, was jolly and generous—to his guests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e To his servants Job was cruel and menacing and to Ellie Roon, the most menial servant at the \u003cem\u003eFleece\u003c\/em\u003e, he was a figure of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eterror. Ellie was used to being shouted at and bullied, but when her illegitimate daughter was born—in a rat-ridden attic of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFleece\u003c\/em\u003e—she decided that Hester must have a different kind of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And so Hester Roon, equipped with little more than courage and a strong will, began her eventful progress in the harsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eworld of 18th century England. After fleeing from the inn, she became involved in the London underworld. From there she\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas to find herself a destiny far beyond her imaginings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tree of Life Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043776348400,"sku":"9781905806461","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781905806461_p0.jpg?v=1763615445","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781905806461","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}