{"product_id":"9781838851170","title":"The Shadow King : LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Mengiste, Maaza, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 13\/08\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 448 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Canongate Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCanongate Books Ltd,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Historical fiction\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781838851170\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eEthiopia, 1935. With the threat of Mussolini's army looming, recently orphaned Hirut struggles to adapt to her new life as a maid. Her new employer, Kidane, an officer in Emperor Haile Selassie's army, rushes to mobilise his strongest men before the Italians invade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHirut and the other women long to do more than care for the wounded and bury the dead. When Emperor Haile Selassie goes into exile and Ethiopia quickly loses hope, it is Hirut who offers a plan to maintain morale. She helps disguise a gentle peasant as the emperor and soon becomes his guard, inspiring other women to take up arms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut how could she have predicted her own personal war, still to come, as a prisoner of one of Italy's most vicious officers?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Shadow King is a gorgeously crafted and unputdownable exploration of female power, and what it means to be a woman at war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35616691126425,"sku":"9781838851170","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781838851170_00242668-a539-44a5-bcb6-6641d660e7bf.jpg?v=1601405189","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781838851170","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}