{"product_id":"ironhand-hilary-green-9781797634623","title":"Ironhand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of narrative drive and historical insight. A must read for fans of the period.' Richard Foreman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1095.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope Urban calls on the princes of Christendom to free Jerusalem from the infidel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBohemond of Taranto arrives in Sicily seeking recruits for his force of Crusaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanulph of Erbistock, known as Ironhand, joins him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBohemond's army is beset by enemies without and dissension and treachery within, but Ranulph becomes one of his trusted councillors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe crusaders fight their way onwards until halted by the impregnable walls of Antioch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanulph calls on the help of an old friend to find a way into the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the midst of the ensuing slaughter he is reunited with Mariam, the woman he hoped to marry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBesieged in their turn, the crusaders are saved by the discovery of the Holy Lance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerusalem falls to them at last, but Ranulph is sickened by the terrible slaughter that follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost at the point of death, he is offered a chance to join a new Order of Brothers whose purpose is to care for the sick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Ranulph is one of God's warriors. And he will have to fight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHilary Green\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several historical novels about the themes of love and war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hilary Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1797634623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781797634623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.73d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hilary Green","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938885173503,"sku":"9781797634623","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cc8aec67-60f3-409c-b52c-39c144a9f5d5.jpg?v=1681438245","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ironhand-hilary-green-9781797634623","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}