{"product_id":"9781471193439-the-smallest-man","title":"The Smallest Man","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe most compelling historical novel you'll read in 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe smallest man. The biggest heart. The mightiest story. A compelling story perfect for fans of The Doll Factory and The Familiars.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I want you to remember something, Nat. You’re small on the outside. But inside you’re as big as everyone else. You show people that and you won’t go far wrong in life.’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn uplifting, feel-good story perfect for fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMrs England The Doll Factory and The Devil and the Dark Water\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMy name is Nat Davy. Perhaps you’ve heard of me? There was a time when people up and down the land knew my name, though they only ever knew half the story.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe year of 1625, it was, when a single shilling changed my life. That shilling got me taken off to London, where they hid me in a pie, of all things, so I could be given as a gift to the new queen of England.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThey called me the queen’s dwarf, but I was more than that. I was her friend, when she had no one else, and later on, when the people of England turned against their king, it was me who saved her life. When they turned the world upside down, I was there, right at the heart of it, and this is my story.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by a true story, and spanning two decades that changed England for ever, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Smallest Man\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a heartwarming tale about being different, but not letting it hold you back. About being brave enough to take a chance, even if the odds aren’t good. And about how, when everything else is falling apart, true friendship holds people together.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SMALLEST MAN: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An enchanting tale about a small man with a big heart. Nat Davy is so charming that I couldn't bear to put this book down. I loved it’ \u003cb\u003eLOUISE HARE, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Lovely City\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A perfect fusion of history and invention. It’s so purposefully written, cuts right to the chase, galloping along … The Smallest Man has the biggest heart’ \u003cb\u003eBETH MORREY, author of Saving Missy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What a page-turner! A timely tale celebrating courage, determination and friendship, it serves as a warning against prejudice and superficial judgements' \u003cb\u003eANITA FRANK, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Lost Ones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I absolutely loved it. It's a rare thing to get a historical fiction that is wonderfully researched, pitch-perfectly voiced and unputdownable, but this is the real deal. A perfectly formed masterpiece. I raced through it’ \u003cb\u003eC.S. QUINN, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bastille Spy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘This book took me on an epic journey with a character that will always have a special place in my heart, I shall miss Nat Davy immensely!’ \u003cb\u003eEmma Cooper, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf I Could Say Goodbye\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A captivating story, part fact, part fiction — always a tricky balancing act, but Quinn pulls it off with pretty much perfect poise’\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSPECTATOR, “Best Books of the Year”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451493167478,"sku":"9781471193439","price":8.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31829477.jpg?v=1760462747","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471193439-the-smallest-man","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}