{"product_id":"to-calais-in-ordinary-time-by-james-meek-9781786896773","title":"To Calais, In Ordinary Time","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInventive and original\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFans of intelligent historical fiction will be enthralled\u003c\/em\u003e - Hilary Mantel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLonglisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThree journeys. One road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngland, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Calais, In Ordinary Time\u003c\/em\u003e is an exploration of love, death, and power, against the backdrop of catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46556481716460,"sku":"9781786896773","price":23.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5496773482824.jpg?v=1750153172","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/to-calais-in-ordinary-time-by-james-meek-9781786896773","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}