{"product_id":"the-pretender-copy","title":"The Pretender","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKill the pretender. Do not let it be known that there was a pretender to kill. The year is 1483 and England is in peril.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe much-despised Richard III is not long for the throne, and the man who will become Henry VII stands poised to snatch the crown for himself. But for twelve-year-old John Collan, living in a remote village with his widowed father, these matters seem far away. But history has other plans for John.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStolen from his family, exiled – first to Oxford, then to Burgundy, and then Ireland – and apprenticed to a series of unscrupulous political operators, he finds himself groomed for power; not as John Collan, but as Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick – and rightful heir to the throne. Far from home at the Irish court, preparing for a war that will see him become king or die trying, John has just his wits – and the slippery counsel of his host’s daughter, the unconventional Joan – to navigate the choppy waters ahead. Seething with revenge and machination, sparkling with wit and humanity, and roaring with adventure and bravado, \u003cem\u003eThe Pretender \u003c\/em\u003eis the captivating true story of a young man tossed into the chaos of history as it happens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jo Harkin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57700396073347,"sku":"9781526678362","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/thepretender.png?v=1774885580","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.com\/products\/the-pretender-copy","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}