{"product_id":"that-lady-9781844081943","title":"That Lady","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpain in the years before the Armada, and high passion meets high politics. Ana, Princess of Eboli is a remarkable woman. Married at thirteen and losing an eye in a duel a year later, Ana is also heiress of Spain's leading family, widow of Philip II's wisest cousellor and rumoured to be the King's mistress. Unexpectedly - and unwisely - she falls  in love with Don Antonio Perez, dandy, adulterer, skilled politician. With her unusual looks, her aristocratic arrogance and the simplicities of her faith, Ana cannot understand why her private life should become entangled with the affairs of state and, finally, incur the terrible vindictiveness of the King himself ...Kate O'Brien's understanding and love of Spain enhance the beauty of this passionate and intelligent novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWrites with almost poetic intensity of the ecstasy and anguish of love -- Val Hennessy\u003cbr\u003eRead Kate O'Brien not only for a\u003cb\u003e fuller appreciation of modern literature and a greater understanding of twentieth century Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e, but also for her insights into powerful institutions and pernicious ideologies that seek to repress freedom -- Irish Times\u003cbr\u003eKate O'Brien writes stunning, unforgettable stories of sexuality and families, of self-discovery -- Michele Roberts\u003cbr\u003eKate O'Brien writes stunning, unforgettable stories of sexuality and families, of self-discovery * Michele Roberts *\u003cbr\u003eShe writes with almost poetic intensity of the ecstasy and anguish of love * Val Hennessy *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771551023447,"sku":"9781844081943","price":23.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781844081943.jpg?v=1758728239","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/that-lady-9781844081943","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}