{"product_id":"goldfinch-in-the-thistle-khristy-reibel-9781948598620","title":"Goldfinch in the Thistle","description":"\u003cb\u003eIs love strong enough to save a kingdom and stop history from repeating itself?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoldfinch in the Thistle\u003c\/i\u003e follows the lifelong love story of James V, King of Scotland, and his mistress, Maggie Erskine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarriage is impossible, even after Maggie gives birth to a royal son. Margaret Tudor, the king's mother, longs to bring her son and her brother Henry VIII into an alliance with a marriage to an English noble or princess and fulfill her promise to her father to join Scotland and England together. Meanwhile the King's secretary, Thomas Erskine, who has a salacious secret, encourages a royal French marriage. Both James and Maggie know that a royal marriage-something which Maggie cannot provide-will bring much needed money to build Scotland and keep the King's uncle from subsuming it under England's cloak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when the new Queen of Scots finally arrives at Stirling Castle, what will it mean for Maggie and her son? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in sixteenth century Scotland against the background of the Protestant Reformation, the Renaissance in northern Europe, and the reign of Henry VIII, \u003ci\u003eGoldfinch in the Thistle\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of unfulfilled promises, loyalties, and shifting perspectives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Khristy Reibel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948598620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948598620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Books Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Khristy Reibel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47001841074431,"sku":"9781948598620","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c6fa7ed-b240-48d2-b607-e84b8c72bea7.jpg?v=1751602305","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/goldfinch-in-the-thistle-khristy-reibel-9781948598620","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}