{"product_id":"the-kingdom-into-the-kingdom-antonio-chirico-9798245754116","title":"The Kingdom Into the Kingdom","description":"THE ITALIAN VERSION WAS A \u003cb\u003eFINALIST\u003c\/b\u003e IN THE EIGHTH EDITION OF THE NATIONAL LITERARY PRIZE \"EQUILIBRI\", \"NOVEL\" SECTION, 2026 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the kingdom of Naples, between 1300 and 1400, Raimondello is the youngest son of count Orsini. His father has planned a clerical career for him, but the boy is madly in love with a girl destined to become a countess and refuses to accept a fate he does not want. He is helped by Raimondo del Balzo, his grandmother's brother and grand chamberlain of the kingdom. The great-uncle, who has no children, solves all his problems by naming him as his successor. The only condition to inherit his fortune is that Raimondello adds his benefactor's surname to his own. But things do not go according to plan, and the boy is forced to leave as a squire for the northern crusades, without even a final farewell to his beloved.\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the life of Raimondello Orsini del Balzo, \u003cb\u003eit is a story of love, friendship, betrayal, family conflicts, and adventurous battles. There is also room for incursions into the world of the teutonic knighthood and the mysteries of the Holy Grail.\u003c\/b\u003e All this, against the historical backdrop of the dispute between two kings claiming the throne of Naples and the western Schism, with a Catholic Church governed simultaneously by two popes in conflict with each other. An ancient story but with many curious analogies with contemporary times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this third and final part, the conquests and successes of Raimondo continue, along with the rivalry with Tommaso Sanseverino, count of Montescaglioso, while the contest between the two kings is about to have a winner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antonio Chirico\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798245754116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Antonio Chirico","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659730268415,"sku":"9798245754116","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a8fc0ac-4f90-4579-9458-f2e956c2bed0.jpg?v=1781203036","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-kingdom-into-the-kingdom-antonio-chirico-9798245754116","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}