{"product_id":"9781844089581","title":"The Persian Boy : A Novel of Alexander the Great","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Renault, Mary, Holland, Tom, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 07\/08\/2014,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 496 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: Virago Modern Classics, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Virago Press Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Little, Brown Book Group,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Historical fiction\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781844089581\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the second novel of her stunning trilogy, Mary Renault vividly imagines the life of Alexander the Great, the charismatic leader whose drive and ambition created a legend. The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexander's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbducted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas is sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but finds freedom with Alexander the Great after the Macedon army conquers his homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir relationship sustains Alexander as he weathers assassination plots, the demands of two foreign wives, a sometimes mutinous army, and his own ferocious temper. After Alexander's mysterious death, we are left wondering if this Persian boy understood the great warrior and his ambitions better than anyone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36900376314009,"sku":"9781844089581","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781844089581.jpg?v=1603819859","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781844089581","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}