{"product_id":"crabbe-and-the-kings-gambit-e-atkinson-9780645807783","title":"Crabbe and the Kings Gambit: A novel of survival, courage and friendship in an uncertain world.","description":"\u003cp\u003eHistorical, Maritime, Regency, Action, Adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author has jumped in their time machine back to 1800s Europe and America for an action-packed yarn including privateers, escaped slaves, sea battles and a rapacious king.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuckle up, saddle up and strap yourself in for a rollicking ride through Regency times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngland 1811. Thomas Crabbe has just entered the ailing George III's navy as a young cadet. After a running battle with an American privateer ship, an injury confines him to the galley as the ship's cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile there he befriends an indentured African and the ship's cat. Their ship is captured and the three friends are seized as prisoners of war, but a twist of fate separates them, changing the course of their lives. Thomas is swept into a world of intrigue, which takes him to the heart of Paris, exciting but treacherous. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn England, the Prince Regent waits impatiently to ascend the throne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs political unrest builds, across the channel the former Emperor of the French, Bonaparte, is rattling his sabre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan a cat-loving cook save Europe from impending war? Will the unlikeliest of friendships endure and stand the test of time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. Atkinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0645807788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645807783\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellie Atkinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d","brand":"E. Atkinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47473844650239,"sku":"9780645807783","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e91bfe2a-e0eb-44f7-8e5d-479179fa1d06.jpg?v=1762313279","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crabbe-and-the-kings-gambit-e-atkinson-9780645807783","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}