{"product_id":"the-cross-and-the-curse-9781786696274","title":"The Cross and the Curse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NEW BERNICIA CHRONICLES NOVEL FROM MATTHEW HARFFY, \u003ci\u003eSHADOWS OF THE SLAIN\u003c\/i\u003e, AVAILABLE TO PREORDER NOW!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe life of an Anglo-Saxon warrior is full of blood and fury. For young fighter Beobrand, exploits in war will win him renown... but they will also make him many enemies. T\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehe second gripping, action-packed instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAD 634. \u003c\/b\u003eConfusion and conflict continue as \u003cb\u003ewarlords battle\u003c\/b\u003e across Britain to become the first King of the English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a \u003cb\u003estunning\u003c\/b\u003e victory against the native Waelisc, Beobrand returns to a hero's welcome. His valour is rewarded by wealth and land by Oswald, King of Northumbria. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExhausted, he retires to his new estate with his bride only to find himself surrounded once again by \u003cb\u003eenemies old and new\u003c\/b\u003e. With treachery and death on all sides, Beobrand fears he will lose all he holds dear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a quest for \u003cb\u003erevenge and redemption\u003c\/b\u003e, he accepts the mantle of lord, leading his men into the darkest of nights and the bloodiest of battles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Murder, betrayal and vengeance fuel tribal warfare and personal combat. Beobrand is the warrior to follow' \u003cb\u003eDavid Gilman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Historical fiction at its finest' \u003cb\u003eStephanie Churchill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786696274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Matthew Harffy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45150684741813,"sku":"9781786696274","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5b699328-1ff1-434d-86ac-092b26ea4d6b.jpg?v=1741104926","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-cross-and-the-curse-9781786696274","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}