{"product_id":"the-countess-and-the-king-a-novel-of-the-countess-of-dorchester-and-king-james-ii-9780451231154","title":"The Countess and the King: A Novel of the Countess of Dorchester and King James II","description":"\u003cb\u003eKatherine Sedley lived by her own rules and loved who she pleased- until she became the infamous mistress of King James II...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e London, 1675: Born to wealth and privilege, Katherine is introduced to the decadent court of King Charles II, and quickly becomes a favorite from the palace to the bawdy playhouses. She gleefully snubs respectable marriage to become the Duke of York's mistress. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Katherine's life of carefree pleasure ends when Charles II dies, and her lover becomes King James II. Suddenly she is cast into a tangle of political intrigue, religious dissent, and ever-shifting alliances, where a wrong step can mean treason, exile, or death at the executioner's block. As the risks rise, Katherine is forced to make the most perilous of choices: to remain loyal to the king, or to England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451231154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.14h x 5.54w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/19\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2010 pg. 48 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Susan Holloway Scott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43732973158581,"sku":"9780451231154","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f9aaa01d-b29c-4fbe-a3e0-ed00d4cceb13.jpg?v=1710256290","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-countess-and-the-king-a-novel-of-the-countess-of-dorchester-and-king-james-ii-9780451231154","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}