{"product_id":"9781035425563-the-house-of-widows","title":"The House of Widows","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA swashbuckling, epic tale of adventure: Volume 4 in The Family of William Neilson\u003cbr\u003eA stunning historical novel of adventure, romance and skulduggery - the fourth volume in the William Nielson series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A concisely rich reading experience like no other . immensely, continuously exciting to boot. Highly, highly recommended' \u003c\/b\u003eFrancis Spufford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An epic voyage well worth taking'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'There is nothing quite like a James Buchan novel'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAutumn, 1785. \u003c\/i\u003eTwo young boys, in the uniform of officer cadets of the Royal Military College, are standing outside the porter's gate of a house in the faubourg Saint-Germain of Paris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the boys is William Neilson, the third of that name. The other is Napoléon Buonaparte. They are the best of friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the monarchy in France disintegrates, the boys take different paths, one towards military success, supreme power and immortal fame, the other into shame, disgrace, imprisonment and misery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey meet, twenty-seven years later, each at the limit of his strength, equals once again, beside a frozen river in Russia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping and adventure-packed new instalment of the story of the Neilsons, a Scottish family in French service, over five generations and four continents. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Delightful . The nearest series to this I can think of is Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin cycle' \u003cb\u003eFrancis Spufford, winner of the Costa First novel award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tight and bright romp of a read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His rollicking romp ranges widely across the world, taking in the French Revolution, the Jacobite rebellion, love affairs, duels, general skullduggery and much else besides, in prose as elegant as it is witty' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55626713006454,"sku":"9781035425563","price":16.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36416695_e05b59ea-639f-49af-a7b3-ec5d7a29fcaa.jpg?v=1759495233","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035425563-the-house-of-widows","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}