{"product_id":"9781529445534","title":"The Cromarty Library Circle","description":"\u003cp\u003eCromarty, The Black Isle, 1831. As seagulls shriek and rise on the coastal winds, a circulating library in the port town of Cromarty is meeting for the first time. Ostensibly united by a love of books, the demands of social convention have brought together a disparate group of people. Charlotte Mackenzie, the remote and fragile wife of the local laird, seeks an escape from a loveless marriage; her best friend, Rachel Mackay, a former governess who is ardently in love with her own older husband, the town's minister; the young schoolmaster, John Learmonth, newly arrived from Edinburgh with secrets in tow; and the gentle bank clerk, Ludovic Cameron who dreams of a new life across the ocean, far from his erstwhile schoolmate, Farquhar Hossack. When the laird befriends a wounded officer, a chain of events is set in motion that threatens to upset the delicate equilibrium of the community.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shona MacLean","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57491279970682,"sku":"9781529445534","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9781529445534.jpg?v=1793370007","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781529445534","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}