{"product_id":"her-heart-for-a-compass-9780063062320","title":"Her Heart for a Compass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA brilliant and glittering jewel of a novel. I was wholly swept away by this story.--Allison Pataki, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Queen's Secret\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom one of the most famous former members of the British royal family, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York --a mesmerizing novel of a young noblewoman's coming-of-age that richly details both high society and low in Victorian England.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueen Victoria's close friend, the Scottish Duke of Buccleuch, Lady Margaret Montagu Scott is expected to make an advantageous marriage. But Margaret is an impulsive and outspoken girl in a repressive society where women are, quite literally, caged in corsets and required to conform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Lady Margaret's parents arrange a society marriage for her, she tries to reconcile herself to the match. But shortly before her betrothal is announced, Margaret flees, leaving her parents to explain her sudden absence to an opulent ballroom stuffed with two hundred distinguished guests. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBanished from polite society, Margaret throws herself into charitable work and finds strength in a circle of female friends like herself--women intent on breaking the mold, including Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise. Margaret resolves to follow her heart--a journey of self-discovery that will take her to Ireland, America, and then back to Britain where she finds the life she was always meant to lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bold and thoughtful story about a rebellious woman finding herself and her voice in an age of astounding technological change and great social unrest, \u003cem\u003eHer Heart for a Compass\u003c\/em\u003e is a delicious costume drama rich in atmosphere, history, and color.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperLuxe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063062320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Sarah Ferguson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40494126629045,"sku":"9780063062320","price":26.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_29caa8b5-d801-417a-895e-ef85457988a1.jpg?v=1626158020","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/her-heart-for-a-compass-9780063062320","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}