{"product_id":"9781909291348","title":"Life and Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton","description":"\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1944, Magdalen King-Hall's\u003ci\u003e Life and Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton \u003c\/i\u003eis a historical novel set in late-seventeenth-century England. It tells the story of Barbara Skelton, a well-born young woman trapped in a loveless marriage, who finds escape from the tedium of her life by leading a double life as a highway robber. Rich in historical detail and high on melodrama, the novel follows Barbara's infamous career of robbery, adultery and murder, without painting her entirely as a monster. Indeed, the novel's status as a bestseller owes much to King-Hall's sympathetic depiction of the frustrations of domestic life for an ambitious, intelligent woman with no means of self-expression.","brand":"University of Hertfordshire Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059975930096,"sku":"9781909291348","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781909291348_p0.jpg?v=1763623919","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781909291348","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}