{"product_id":"the-queens-colonial-colonial-series-book-1-by-peter-watt-9781760781095","title":"The Queen's Colonial: Colonial Series Book 1","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes the fate for which you are destined is not your own...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1845, a village outside Sydney Town. Humble blacksmith Ian Steele struggles to support his widowed mother. All the while he dreams of a life in uniform, serving in Queen Victoria's army.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1845, Puketutu, New Zealand. Second Lieutenant Samuel Forbes, a young poet from an aristocratic English family, wants nothing more than to discard the officer's uniform he never sought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the two men cross paths in the colony of New South Wales, they are struck by their brotherly resemblance and quickly hatch a plan for Ian to take Samuel's place in the British army.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIan must travel to England, fool the treacherous Forbes family and accept a commission into their regiment as a company commander in the bloody Crimean war... but he will soon learn that there are even deadlier enemies close to home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Queen's Colonial: Colonial Series Book 1\u003c\/em\u003e by Peter Watt is a gripping tale of identity, ambition, and treachery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244667580652,"sku":"9781760781095","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781760781095-the-queen-s-colonial-colonial-series-book-1-1.jpg?v=1788008506","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-queens-colonial-colonial-series-book-1-by-peter-watt-9781760781095","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}