{"product_id":"9780007303540-the-eight","title":"The Eight","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe globally bestselling thriller that paved the way for THE DA VINCI CODE and countless copycat conspiracy novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe globally bestselling thriller that paved the way for THE DA VINCI CODE and countless copycat conspiracy novels.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIn the 8th century AD Ibn al'Arabi, the Moorish governor of Barcelona, bestowed a magnificent gift upon Charlemagne, Holy Emperor of half of the known world: a chess set with the power to transform the course of history.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eNew York City, 1970. Catherine 'Cat' Velis, a computer expert working for one of the world's largest accountancy firms, is sent on a dangerous assignment to retrieve an object of immeasurable value from somewhere in the remote reaches of Algeria.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eMontglane Abbey, France 1790, Mireille de Remy and her cousin Valentine are young novices at the fortress-like Montglane Abbey. With France aflame in revolution, the two girls burn to rebel against constricted convent life – and their means of escape is at hand. Buried deep within the abbey are pieces of the Montglane Chess Service, once owned by Charlemagne. Whoever reassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power. But to keep the game a secret from those who would abuse it, the two young women must scatter the pieces throughout the world…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450799501686,"sku":"9780007303540","price":11.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28335076.jpg?v=1760453987","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780007303540-the-eight","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}