{"product_id":"9781914495618-chalice-argent","title":"A Chalice Argent","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA swashbuckling, epic tale of adventure: Volume 2 in The Family of William Neilson\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003estunning historical novel\u003c\/b\u003e of \u003cb\u003eadventure, romance \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eskulduggery\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ethe second volume in the William Nielson series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Delightful . William Neilson continues to exhibit basically all of the virtues. He's brave, stoical, generous, truthful, constant, protective towards the weak and honourable to a fault. Yet entirely likeable. The nearest series to this I can think of is Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin cycle' Francis Spufford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of our finest writers' John Burnside, The Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Year's Eve, 1746 and William Neilson is on the move.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Neilson is a Scottish soldier  and  a reluctant Jacobite agent. His mission is to transport an exquisite and precious jewel to the exiled James Stuart, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, now residing in Italy.  Before he leaves though, he has a more personal ambition - to see, for one last time, the woman he has loved for more than half his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs he travels from the wastes and marshes of the Sologne, to the disorderly houses and prisons of Venice and the desolate court-in-exile of the King in Rome, William Nielson meets adventure from sword fights to kidnappings, and love stories to music, while facing sinister threats to his life from those determined to thwart him at every turn. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of colour, and with rich and detailed research, the tales of William Nielson are hugely entertaining and a must for readers of swashbuckling fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An epic voyage well worth taking' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'There is nothing quite like a James Buchan novel'\u003ci\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers say about A STREET SHAKEN BY LIGHT, the first William Nielson novel:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tight and \u003cb\u003ebright romp of a read\u003c\/b\u003e' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His \u003cb\u003erollicking romp\u003c\/b\u003e ranges widely across the world, taking in the \u003cb\u003eFrench Revolution, the Jacobite rebellion, love affairs, duels, general skullduggery\u003c\/b\u003e and much else besides, in prose \u003cb\u003eas elegant as it is witty' \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":41061511823457,"sku":"9781914495618","price":15.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40209230_64671837-5d2e-4582-8247-761a65aea68a.jpg?v=1772685642","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781914495618-chalice-argent","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}