{"product_id":"to-calais-in-ordinary-time","title":"To Calais, In Ordinary Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Inventive and original' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Fans of intelligent historical fiction will be enthralled' Hilary Mantel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Three journeys. One road.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e England, 1348. A gentlewoman flees an odious arranged marriage, a proctor sets out for a monastery in Avignon and a young ploughman in search of freedom is on his way to volunteer with a company of archers. All come together on the road to Calais. In the other direction comes the Black Death, the plague that will wipe out half of the population of Northern Europe.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTo Calais, In Ordinary Time\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of love, death and power, against the backdrop of catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/james-meek-books\"\u003eJames Meek\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781786896773\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.00","offer_id":47917130809521,"sku":"SB-178689677X-C3","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/178689677X.jpg?v=1789676661","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/to-calais-in-ordinary-time","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}