{"product_id":"the-ballad-of-lord-edward-neil-jordan-9781639364534","title":"The Ballad of Lord Edward and Citizen Small","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Academy Award-winning film director Neil Jordan comes an artful reimagining of an extraordinary friendship spanning the revolutionary tumult of the eighteenth century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSouth Carolina, 1781: the American Revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An enslaved man escaping to his freedom saves the life of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, a British army officer and the younger son of one of Ireland's grandest families. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The tale that unfolds is narrated by Tony Small, the formerly enslaved man who becomes Fitzgerald's companion--and best friend. While details of Lord Edward's life are well documented, little is known of Tony Small, who is at the heart of this moving novel. In this gripping narrative, his character considers the ironies of empire, captivity, and freedom, mapping Lord Edward's journey from being a loyal subject of the British Empire to becoming a leader of the disastrous Irish rebellion of 1798. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This powerful new work of fiction brings Neil Jordan's inimitable storytelling ability to the revolutions that shaped the eighteenth century--in America, France, and, finally, in Ireland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil Jordan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639364536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639364534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 5.98w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/20\/2023","brand":"Neil Jordan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070187630847,"sku":"9781639364534","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27018f21-639c-4c7d-bd72-984c567d08b8.jpg?v=1685428865","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ballad-of-lord-edward-neil-jordan-9781639364534","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}