{"product_id":"9780571348329-a-good-deliverance","title":"A Good Deliverance","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne drowsy summer afternoon, Sir Thomas Malory - politician, courtier, outlaw, renowned author of \u003ci\u003eLe Morte D'Arthur \u003c\/i\u003e- is seized from his garden and dragged to Newgate Prison for reasons unknown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShivering in his foul-smelling, filthy old cell, Malory mourns his misspent life as he awaits the execution bell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e 'The most enthralling kind of historical fiction.' HILARY MANTEL \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fresh, wholly original . a delight.' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vivid and amusing.' \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Very enjoyable.' \u003ci\u003eBIG ISSUE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the Kingmaker series, an epic and intimate tale of adventure, myth and the creation of one of literature's greatest stories.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWarwick, 1468. One drowsy summer afternoon, Sir Thomas Malory - politician, courtier, outlaw, renowned author of \u003ci\u003eLe Morte D'Arthur \u003c\/i\u003e- is seized from his garden and dragged to Newgate Prison for reasons unknown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShivering in his foul-smelling, filthy old cell, Malory mourns his misspent life as he awaits the execution bell. But when the locking bar lifts, he is greeted by a boy of about twelve winters: the gaoler's son. Giddy with relief, Malory seizes the opportunity to recount his deeds to an audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo begins a prison confession of a perilously exciting life full of sieges, battles and court intrigue. \u003ci\u003eA Good Deliverance\u003c\/i\u003e is the captivating tale of a man at odds with his past and the events that inspired him to write the first great work of prose fiction in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Kingmaker series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Enthralling, honest . the past, here, is imagined with ferocity, with hunger to engage.' \u003cbr\u003eHILARY MANTEL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Clements is so convincing on the detail of his characters' lives that it is difficult to believe that he never walked in the brutal, messy world he conjures up on the page.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Magnificent. A historical tour de force.'\u003cbr\u003eBEN KANE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55351084286326,"sku":"9780571348329","price":7.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40029690_ec151aa7-1024-4e10-ab60-2901e7298bb3.jpg?v=1771483883","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571348329-a-good-deliverance","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}