{"product_id":"9780753827109-the-coral-thief","title":"The Coral Thief","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young scientist becomes involved with a mysterious band of antiquities robbers in the heady atmosphere of nineteenth-century Paris. A powerful and thrilling novel for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Essex Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful and gripping historical thriller for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Essex Serpernt \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Miniaturist\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Original and evocative . a mesmerising thriller' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of twists and turns' \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An enthralling exploration of revolutionary science in post-revolutionary France' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A book of penetrating humanity and a vivid evocation of Paris' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParis, 1815. Daniel Connor, a young medical student from Edinburgh, has just arrived in Paris to study anatomy at the Jardin des Plantes - only to realise that his letters of introduction and a gift of precious coral specimens, on which his tenure depends, have been stolen by the beautiful woman with whom he shared a stagecoach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the fervour and tumult of post revolutionary Paris, nothing is quite as it seems. In trying to recover his lost valuables, Daniel discovers that his beautiful adversary is in fact a philosopher-thief who lives in a shadowy world of outlaws and émigrés. As Daniel embark on a passionate love affair with the Coral Thief, he is drawn to join her salon of thieves to execute one last breathtakingly bold robbery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450746843510,"sku":"9780753827109","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_14783539_jpg.jpg?v=1760453909","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780753827109-the-coral-thief","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}