{"product_id":"a-stain-in-the-blood-9780099591764","title":"A Stain in the Blood","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY and THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A thrilling account'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''As heroic as Digby himself, Moshenska has defied the tyranny of genre and made his own absorbing account'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A master storyteller. Full of exquisite details, but with the grandest themes... this is a gripping adventure story''\u003c\/b\u003e Zia Haider Rahman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A brilliant account of one of the seventeenth century''s most dashing lives''\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Scurr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Gripping and extraordinary''\u003c\/b\u003e Ann Wroe\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the 16th of August 1628, five battle-scarred English ships sailed into the harbour of the Greek island of Milos. Dropping anchor, the 25-year-old captain banqueted with the local lord before sitting down to write an account of his journey  an account that would transform him entirely.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Kenelm Digby was one of the most remarkable Englishmen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoe Moshenska's wonderful book is an act of restoration. He mixes impressive scholarship with narrative flair to bring the young Digby back to vivid life. A thrilling account... sparkling… fascinating. -- Michael Prodger * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eCombining the rigour and precision of the academic with the skills of a master storyteller, in this remarkable tale of one man, the author brings to life an important period of British and Mediterranean history. Full of exquisite details, but with the grandest themes – it has heroic love, it has religion and science, art and literature, power and politics – this is a gripping adventure story. -- Zia Haider Rahman, author of In The Light of What We Know\u003cbr\u003eRomance and adventure, piracy and alchemy – Kenelm Digby blazed through one of the most remarkable lives of the seventeenth century. With his engaging blend of scholarship and storytelling, Joe Moshenska takes us on the eye-opening tale of an extraordinary man's daring quest for fame, fortune, and knowledge on the treacherous seas of the Mediterranean. -- Faramerz Dabhoiwala, author of The Origins of Sex\u003cbr\u003eGripping and extraordinary. -- Ann Wroe\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant account of one of the seventeenth century's most dashing lives. -- Ruth Scurr, author of John Aubrey: My Own Life\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732321743191,"sku":"9780099591764","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-stain-in-the-blood-9780099591764","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}