{"product_id":"the-prince-of-darkness-9780099493297","title":"The Prince of Darkness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eMulti-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy \u003c\/u\u003epaints an incredibly vivid portrait of one of history''s most controversial - and terrifying - monarchs...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eReaders of Philippa Gregory will not be disappointed. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama'' -- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting.'' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Outstanding''\u003ci\u003e - Vanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Compulsive reading'' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I was gripped and want more!'' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Found this book hard to put down and didn''t want it to finish'' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Brilliant stuff!!!'' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*****************************************************************************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe untimely death of \u003cb\u003eRichard the Lionheart\u003c\/b\u003e left his nephew \u003cb\u003eArthur \u003c\/b\u003eand his younger brother \u003cb\u003eJohn\u003c\/b\u003e in contest for \u003cb\u003et\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer novels are still very much to be enjoyed ... Any writer who can both educate and thrill a reader of any age deserves to be remembered and find new fans ... One only has to look at the TV\/Media to see that the appetite for this kind of writing is still very much there -- Matt Bates * WH Smith Travel *\u003cbr\u003eJean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive. -- Julia Moffat, RNA\u003cbr\u003eMiss Plaidy does full justice to the trials of Henry II's last years.The demands of the vast Angevin Empire, provide strong dramatic material which she handles with her usual skill. * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003ePlaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eFull-blooded, dramatic, exciting * Observer *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138092335447,"sku":"9780099493297","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-prince-of-darkness-9780099493297","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}