{"product_id":"the-fools-tale-9780060721510","title":"The Fool's Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003eWales, 1198. A time of treachery, passion, and uncertainty. King Maelgwyn ap Cadwallon, known as Noble, struggles to protect his small kingdom from foes outside and inside his borders. Pressured into a marriage of political convenience, he takes as his bride the young, headstrong Isabel Mortimer, niece of his powerful English nemesis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough strength of character, Isabel wins her husband's grudging respect, but finds the Welsh court backward and barbaric, and is soon engaged in a battle of wills against Gwirion, the king's oldest, oddest, and most trusted friend. Before long, however, Gwirion and Isabel's mutual animosity is abruptly transformed, and the king finds himself as threatened by loved ones as by the enemies who menace his crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterful novel by a gifted storyteller, \u003cem\u003eThe Fool's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e combines vivid historical fiction, compelling political intrigue, and passionate romance to create an intimate drama of three individuals bound -- and undone -- by love and loyalty.\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 01\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060721510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.86w x 1.35d","brand":"Nicole Galland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44736551125173,"sku":"9780060721510","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c196c53f-e1dd-4a74-b48d-0ab1124be049.jpg?v=1729609590","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-fools-tale-9780060721510","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}