{"product_id":"the-castilians-v-e-h-masters-9781838251505","title":"The Castilians: A story of the siege of St Andrews Castle","description":"\u003cp\u003eScotland 1546. Seeking revenge for the burning of a young preacher, a group of lairds take St Andrews Castle by stealth, and murder Cardinal Beaton, the nation's most powerful man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a sister and brother - Bethia, living in the town outside the castle, and Will, one of the rebels within - the siege becomes a battle for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the long siege plays out, Will moves between hunger, fear and boredom; so cold he's burning furniture and books and so hungry he's eating rats. His actions mean the family could lose everything, unless Bethia gives up the hope of love - or forces Will home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this is not just a struggle between them, it's about the choices a nation must make as Henry VIII coerces from across the border, determined the infant Mary Queen of Scots will marry his son, and Scotland's auld alliance with France is invoked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis debut novel closely follows the events of the siege of St Andrews Castle, and its dramatic re-taking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e V. E. H. Masters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1838251502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838251505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nydie Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.67d","brand":"V. E. H. Masters","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982388068607,"sku":"9781838251505","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a4e3471-9634-4336-8069-60de356105b7.jpg?v=1683260870","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-castilians-v-e-h-masters-9781838251505","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}