{"product_id":"the-golden-crucifix","title":"The Golden Crucifix","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Description\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a sultry, threatening summer afternoon, Siobhan, Penelope, Alyce and Emily are picnicking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When the storm breaks they run for shelter - straight into an unfamiliar world which they don’t understand and where they seem to be in some danger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e They have somehow (but how?) arrived, as they gradually come to realise, in some dark corner of the past, and the people they have to deal with are plotting a terrible massacre. Where and of whom, the girls cannot at first discover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Siobhan, the eldest, is also the most concerned, not only because of the real danger to herself and her sisters, but also because she feels she must warn the authorities in the person of the King’s Secretary, Robert Cecil - and yet she is fascinated by Catesby, the central conspirator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Because she has taken little interest in history, she does not know how the story will end...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile John Rae was Headmaster at Westminster School, he wrote five books, one for each of his four daughters Siobhan, Penelope, Alyce and Emily; and one for his twin sons Shamus and Jonathan (called ‘The Third Twin’). These family-oriented adventure stories were written while he was living in Dean’s Yard, in the heart of London, under the shadow of Westminster Abbey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The five books are:\u003cbr\u003eChristmas is Coming\u003cbr\u003eThe Golden Crucifix\u003cbr\u003eReturn to the Winter Palace\u003cbr\u003eThe Third Twin\u003cbr\u003eThe Treasure of Westminster Abbey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Children's stories, Children's stories in English, 1900-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brockhampton Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780340183489\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Rae","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £763.47","offer_id":48176367861937,"sku":"SB-0340183489-C4","price":763.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0340183489.jpg?v=1794542220","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-golden-crucifix","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}