{"product_id":"9781915603999-time-of-cherries","title":"The Time of Cherries","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurgundy, 1861.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristine ‘Kiki’ Vellay, the daughter of vineyard workers, is forced to marry an older man in exchange for a piece of land. He abuses her. Seduced by a young naval cadet she plots to run away. When her husband is killed during the attempt, she finds herself wrongly accused of his murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKiki is on the run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurgundy, 1861.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristine ‘Kiki’ Vellay, the daughter of vineyard workers, is forced to marry an older man in exchange for a piece of land. He abuses her. Seduced by a young naval cadet she plots to run away. When her husband is killed during the attempt, she finds herself wrongly accused of his murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKiki is on the run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn reaching Paris in disguise, Kiki discovers she is pregnant and takes on various jobs to survive. When her child is stolen from her, she begins a desperate attempt to find him. Her story takes her from imprisonment in the infamous Conciergerie, to a chateau in the Loire, back to Paris under siege – as a spy – during the Franco-Prussian war, culminating in a dramatic conclusion in the final bloody week of the Paris Commune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA story of resilience in the face of immense hardship, \u003cem\u003eThe Time of Cherries \u003c\/em\u003eis a gripping account of a woman’s instinct and longing for her child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40954945536097,"sku":"9781915603999","price":13.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27545432.jpg?v=1721848792","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781915603999-time-of-cherries","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}