{"product_id":"before-the-blade-catherine-thrush-9781954686250","title":"Before the Blade: Prologue to the Lady Blade Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorn amidst a pirate battle, \u003cbr\u003eRaised in Italy's most illustrious fencing school, \u003cbr\u003eFrancesca might have been destined for the blade, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut those first steps were painful.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom her birth aboard a ship bombarded by cannons, to stealing her first blade; from outsmarting her governess, to running away from home; \u003ci\u003eBefore the Blade\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of short stories of a little girl who knows what she wants and never backs down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin Francesca DiCesare and her family amid the Tuscan hills as they deal with her mischievous and adventurous nature as she grows up to be Lady Blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore the Blade\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of touching and funny stories as a prologue to The \u003ci\u003eLady Blade\u003c\/i\u003e Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Thrush\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1954686250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954686250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Urban Realms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d","brand":"Catherine Thrush","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47931156726015,"sku":"9781954686250","price":5.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9a2f39c-3ca7-4a88-b18f-8033e06999db.jpg?v=1766346836","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/before-the-blade-catherine-thrush-9781954686250","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}