{"product_id":"9781529092400-sparrow","title":"Sparrow","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet Jacob – aka Sparrow – a boy slave in a brothel in the Spanish city of New Carthage in the last years of pagan Rome. His story is as much for readers who were moved by \u003ci\u003eA Little Life\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Room\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShuggie Bain \u003c\/i\u003eas those fascinated by \u003ci\u003eThe Silence of the Girls \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eI, Claudius\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an empire burns, he will rise from the ashes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSparrow\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling historical epic by James Hynes, is the incredibly moving story of one boy’s journey to freedom in the harsh world of the Roman Empire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA small town at the edge of a dying empire.\u003cbr\u003eA slave boy raised in a brothel, with no known identity or origin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSparrow’s world consists of a kitchen and herb-scented garden, a loud and dangerous tavern, and the mysterious upstairs where the wolves, the women who have shaped his world, conduct their business. Where freedom is only for a privileged few, Sparrow’s life is hard-edged and violent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut change is coming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe world outside his garden is about to be reshaped, and as an empire crumbles, murder and mayhem will come to Sparrow’s door. As the only family he’s ever known scatters, will Sparrow fall – or fly?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Truly unforgettable' – \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Masterful in its portrayal of love, sex and friendship' – \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40886101508193,"sku":"9781529092400","price":15.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26725035.jpg?v=1745822362","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529092400-sparrow","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}