{"product_id":"9780008199609-the-river-maid","title":"The River Maid","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first in a stunning new series from\u003cem\u003e Sunday Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller, Dilly Court\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first in a stunning new series from\u003cem\u003e Sunday Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller, Dilly Court\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eLondon, 1854: twenty-year-old Essie Chapman lives with her father in poverty stricken Limehouse, working on the river as a boatman. Her life seems set before her, never to leave this part of London and forever at her father’s beck and call.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThen, one night, she must transport a mysterious man from a foreign ship to the banks of the Thames, a man who ends up renting a room in Essie’s house, identifying himself only as ‘Raven’.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eWhen curiosity gets the better of her, Essie follows him and unwittingly becomes involved in something far greater than she could ever have guessed. Finding herself on a ship bound for the penal colonies in Australia with Raven and his cousin Alice, this is only the start of a remarkable journey taking her to the other side of the world and back again…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536473530742,"sku":"9780008199609","price":9.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27268860.jpg?v=1774289057","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780008199609-the-river-maid","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}