{"product_id":"the-unquiet-bones-9781782640301","title":"The Unquiet Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugh of Singleton, fourth son of a minor knight, has been educated as a clerk, usually a prelude to taking holy orders.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever, feeling no certain calling despite a lively faith, he turns to the profession of surgeon, training in Paris and then hanging out his sign in Oxford. A local lord asks him to track the killer of a young woman whose bones have been found in the castle cess pit. She is identified as the impetuous missing daughter of a local blacksmith, and her young man, whom she had provoked very publicly, is in due course arrested and sentenced at the Oxford assizes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom there the tale unfolds, with graphic medical procedures, droll medieval wit, misdirection, ambition, romantic distractions and a consistent underlying Christian compassion.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders' praise for THE UNQUIET BONES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Absolutely loved the book and cannot wait for the next one. One of the best medieval genre novels I've read in years. More of the same please - soon!' David C. UK \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I enjoyed the setting, the period, the very realistic characters and the dry wit.' Donna B. USA \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I read all of it in one go; it's quite the best medieval mystery I've read in a while. I teach medieval history, so it's always nice to read something by someone who actually knows what they're talking about. Can't wait for the next one!' Sarah T. USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lion Hudson Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782640301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.58d","brand":"Mel Starr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140579524789,"sku":"9781782640301","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2b499de7-5ee3-43ec-b8fa-b5687e5a2ad7.jpg?v=1695701554","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-unquiet-bones-9781782640301","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}