{"product_id":"9781529342925","title":"Privilege","description":"Author: Guinevere Glasfurd\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529342925\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Jul 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tightly plotted and hugely readable' Jane Rogers, author of PROMISED LANDS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Marvellous . . . fans of immersive historical fiction, the 18th century, all things French and a dash of peril, this one's for you' Emily Brand, author of THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF BYRON\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Glasfurd deftly, elegantly captures this volatile world of impoverished attic rooms and gilded literary salons'\u003ci\u003e DAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe King knows the true power and privilege of books. When every book is cause for suspicion, you risk execution for possessing the wrong ones.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1766, PARIS\u003c\/b\u003e. Ten years have passed since Delphine Vimond last saw her father. After his violent arrest, his library of books is burned. Young Delphine, bereft and fatherless, is forced to seek refuge in the city.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow working as a housekeeper for the radical Monsieur Diderot, her settled life is suddenly disrupted by the arrival of Chancery Smith. A printer's apprentice, he has been sent from London to hunt down the mysterious author of revolutionary papers marked only with the initial \u003ci\u003eD - \u003c\/i\u003ethe possession of which could prove fatal.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePursued by the brutal French censor, Henri Gilbert, Delphine and Chancery set off on a frantic and deadly search that will take them across the country.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut can they catch up with D before Gilbert catches up with them? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e'Among historical novelists, Glasfurd rides high' \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920574595230,"sku":"ING-9781529342925","price":40.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529342925.jpg?v=1782824550","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529342925","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}