{"product_id":"requiem-for-a-knave","title":"Requiem for a Knave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFrom the author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wicked Cometh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e comes a dark, page-turning tale of passion and romance in the darkest of places. . .\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Carlin can tell a good story' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A book of great beauty and lyricism' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the death of his mother, young Alwin of Whittaker leaves the only home he has ever known to seek answers about his unknown father through a pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the journey, Alwin falls in with a band of violent and marauding soldiers and is witness to their terrible crimes. When Alwin later joins up with a group of pilgrims, he must hide his identity . . . but he is not the only one with secrets to keep. Rosamund, a young woman travelling the same path, has much to conceal too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe journey to discovering who he really is will lead Alwin into great danger and great passion. These are dark times, and through them, Alwin must shine a light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill the revelations to come destroy everything that came before?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eEffortlessly transports the reader to fourteenth-century rural Derbyshire and the plight of young Alwin. With the deft touch of a master storyteller, Laura Carlin recreates the dangerous world Alwin must navigate as they flee the comforts of home for an entirely new life' \u003cb\u003eSophie Ward, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eLove and other Thought Experiments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREADERS' PRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eREQUIEM FOR A KNAVE\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hugely \u003cb\u003eengaging\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gem of an historical novel with \u003cb\u003ebeautiful atmospheric writing\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I loved Laura's first book and this is another \u003cb\u003efun, dark historical novel full of twists and turns\u003c\/b\u003e. Atmospheric and passionate'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Laura Carlin \u003cb\u003echarmed and bewitched me \u003c\/b\u003ewith her Victorian era debut \u003ci\u003eThe Wicked Cometh\u003c\/i\u003e and here again I am willingly sucked into the dark medieval world of pilgrims, lords and villains'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully written with \u003cb\u003estrongly portrayed characters\u003c\/b\u003e, A very good read'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The author gives us fully rounded, engaging characters, \u003cb\u003ea compelling story\u003c\/b\u003e and beautiful, lyrical prose. I loved this even more than \u003ci\u003eThe Wicked Cometh\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003elyrical and engaging\u003c\/b\u003e novel, with beautiful writing and a gripping storyline'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54227430375768,"sku":"9781473661462","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781473661462.jpg?v=1764470742","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/requiem-for-a-knave","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}