{"product_id":"godiva-9780062026880","title":"Godiva","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicole Galland, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Fool's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e, turns her clever pen toward re-imagining the famous legend of Lady Godiva in this expertly crafted historical novel set in Anglo-Saxon England.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA 12th-century noblewoman, Lady Godiva is infamous for riding naked through Coventry to relieve her people of her husband's unfair and oppressive taxation. Leofric, Earl of Mercia, said he would ease the tax burden if she would ride through the streets, wearing only her glorious, long hair. In doing so she risked everything, including her home and well-being.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTold with humor and precise attention to detail, Nicole Galland's \u003cem\u003eGodiva\u003c\/em\u003e brings to life the adventures of the legendary lady, her husband and her best friend the Abbess Egdiva in thrilling detail. It's an entertaining tale of courtly intrigue, deceit, and romance that is sure to captivate fans of literary and historical fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062026880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.97h x 5.38w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/08\/2013 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nicole Galland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51707947745461,"sku":"9780062026880","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d8b17962-9b20-44d0-a788-b9e7bb0bdb8f.jpg?v=1757396804","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/godiva-9780062026880","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}