{"product_id":"9780349702377","title":"The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho","description":"Author: Paterson Joseph\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349702377\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Dialogue\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Jan 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A great storyteller and a fabulous actor. Well done, sir!' DAVID HAREWOOD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Phenomenal! Highly recommended.' MALORIE BLACKMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An absolutely thrilling, throat-catching wonder of a historical novel. Hugely recommended.' STEPHEN FRY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor fans of\u003ci\u003e The Miniaturist\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Confessions of Frannie Langton\u003c\/i\u003e comes this award-winning novel of illuminating historical fiction.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet Charles Ignatius Sancho: his extraordinary story, hidden for three hundred years, is about to be told.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI had little right to live, born on a slave ship where my parents both died. But I survived, and indeed, you might say I did more...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1746 and Georgian London is not a safe place for a young Black man, especially one who has escaped slavery. After the twinkling lights in the Fleet Street coffee shops are blown out and the great houses have closed their doors for the night, Sancho must dodge slave catchers and worse. The man he hoped would help - a kindly duke who taught him to write - is dying. Sancho is desperate and utterly alone.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo how does Charles Ignatius Sancho meet the King, write and play highly acclaimed music, become the first Black person to vote in Britain and lead the fight to end slavery?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's time for him to tell his story, one that begins on a tempestuous Atlantic Ocean, and ends at the very centre of London life. And through it all, he must ask: \u003cb\u003eborn amongst death, how much can you achieve in one short life?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Utterly infectious.\"  - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Times and \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e HISTORICAL BOOK OF THE MONTH","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46482751815838,"sku":"ADS-9780349702377","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349702377.jpg?v=1770351928","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349702377","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}