{"product_id":"9780356513126","title":"The Gameshouse","description":"Author: Claire North\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780356513126\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 May 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone has heard of the Gameshouse. But few know all its secrets . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is the place where fortunes can be made and lost though chess, backgammon - every game under the sun.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut those whom fortune favours may be invited to compete in the higher league . . . where the games played are of politics and nations, of economics and kings. It is a contest where \u003ci\u003eCapture the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e involves real castles and where hide and seek takes place on the scale of a continent.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong those worthy of competing in the higher league, three unusually talented contestants play for the highest stakes of all . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Claire North, author of word-of-mouth bestseller \u003ci\u003eTHE FIRST FIFTEEN LIVES OF HARRY AUGUST \u003c\/i\u003eand one of the most original new voices in modern fiction, comes the mesmerising tale of the Gameshouse, where games of chance and skill control the fate of empires.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Originally published as three digital-only novellas \u003ci\u003eTHE SERPENT\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e THE THIEF \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTHE MASTER.*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Claire North:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the fiction highlights of the decade' \u003c\/b\u003eJudy Finnigan, Richard and Judy Book Club\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'North's talent shines out'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Little short of a masterpiece'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Poignant and intensely gripping'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Terrific, smart and entertaining' \u003c\/b\u003ePatrick Ness","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47857137123486,"sku":"ADS-9780356513126","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780356513126.jpg?v=1781481830","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780356513126","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}