{"product_id":"the-martyrs-scorn-pamela-gordon-hoad-9781912513611","title":"The Martyr's Scorn: Harry Somers, Physician and Investigator, struggles to secure his future","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Martyr's Scorn\u003c\/em\u003e follows on from the conclusion of \u003cem\u003eThe Cherub's Smile\u003c\/em\u003e in 1450. To avoid imprisonment Harry Somers accepts the protectionof the Church and a challenging commission in Winchester. The acquaintances he encounters there lead him to investigate distasteful allegations concerning a murder and to make a choice, when he forms a judgement on a colleague's character, which has far-reaching consequences for his own future. Eventually he needs to move away from the town but when he travels to Yorkshire and Dublin old enemies menace him and the good faith of former supporters is uncertain. When he returns to London his prospects become increasingly entwined with the conflicting interests of rival noblemen and their followers, while his personal happiness is threatened by distressing inconsistencies in the relationship which becomes central to his life. He strives to fill his professional role with integrity, albeit recognising there are limitations on medical knowledge at the time, and is confronted with a range of conditions generally believed to be beyond the skill of a physican and attributable to supernatural influences. Caught up in the turbulent history of the period, he is forced to observe the downfall of a man he knows well and he becomes aware that the intriguing woman he loves may have secrets which threaten his peace of mind. Violent events bring the story to an end and set up the scene for the fifth book in the series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pamela Gordon Hoad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912513617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912513611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Silver Quill Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.80d","brand":"Pamela Gordon Hoad","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486289637631,"sku":"9781912513611","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a346aeb3-1f94-4f0d-abc2-6ae7019abe99.jpg?v=1778054752","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-martyrs-scorn-pamela-gordon-hoad-9781912513611","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}