{"product_id":"9780099548430","title":"Merivel : A Man of His Time","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Tremain, Rose \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 18 July 2013 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 141 x 23 | 284g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of the great imaginative creations in English literature' Daily TelegraphA dazzling novel of loyalty and dreams set in Restoration England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gaudy years of the Restoration are long gone and Robert Merivel, physician and courtier to King Charles II, sets off for the French court in search of a fresh start. But royal life at the Palace of Versailles - all glitter in front and squalor behind - leaves him in despair, until a chance encounter with the seductive Madame de Flamanville, allows him to dream of a different future. But will that future ever be his? Summoned home urgently to attend to the ailing King, Merivel finds his loyalty and skill tested to their limits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRose Tremain has sold over one million copies of her books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR MERIVEL'This book is richly marbled with intelligence, compassion and compelling characters' The Times'Magnificent story-teller' Independent on Sunday'Wonderfully entertaining' Michael Holroyd, Guardian Books of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55491266838914,"sku":"9780099548430","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9780099548430.jpg?v=1753742557","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.live\/products\/9780099548430","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}