{"product_id":"9780552166119-kings-exile-the","title":"The King's Exile","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Thomas Hill 2)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpring, 1648.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Thomas Hill, a bookseller living in rural Hampshire, publishes a political pamphlet he has little idea of the trouble that will follow. When news of the king’s execution reaches the island, political stability is threatened and a fleet commanded by Sir George Ayscue arrives to take control of the island for Cromwell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpring, 1648.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Thomas Hill, a bookseller living in rural Hampshire, publishes a political pamphlet he has little idea of the trouble that will follow. He is quickly arrested, forced on a boat to Barbados and condemned to life as a slave to two of the island’s most notoriously violent brothers.\u003cbr\u003eIn England war has erupted again, with London under threat of attack. When news of the king’s execution reaches the island, political stability is threatened and a fleet commanded by Sir George Ayscue arrives to take control of the island for Cromwell. The threat of violence increases. Thomas finds himself witness to abuse, poison, rape and savage brutality. \u003cbr\u003eWhen a coded message from Ayscue to a sympathiser on the island is intercepted, Thomas is asked to decipher it. A disastrous battle seems inevitable.\u003cbr\u003eBut nothing turns out as planned. And as the death toll mounts, the escape Thomas has been relying on seems ever more unlikely…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30341717819489,"sku":"9780552166119","price":8.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32398035.jpg?v=1737227913","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780552166119-kings-exile-the","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}