{"product_id":"the-ravens-heart-jesse-blackadder-9781612940274","title":"The Raven's Heart: A Story of a Quest, a Castle and Mary Queen of Scots","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Jesse Blackadder has all the hallmarks of a great historical fiction writer, achieving a fine balance of thoroughly researched atmospheric detail and suspenseful story. . . . In \u003ci\u003eThe Raven's Heart\u003c\/i\u003e she doesn't hit one wrong note.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScotland, 1561, and a ship comes across the North Sea carrying home Mary, the young, charismatic Queen of Scots, returning after thirteen years in the French court to wrest back control of her throne.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Blackadder family has long awaited for the Queen's return to bring them justice. Alison Blackadder, disguised as a boy from childhood to protect her from the murderous clan that stole their lands, must learn to be a lady-in-waiting to the Queen, building a web of dependence and reward.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust as the Queen can trust nobody, Alison discovers lies, danger, and treachery at every turn.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis sweeping, imaginative, and original tale of political intrigue, misplaced loyalty, secret passion, and implacable revenge is based on real characters and events from the reign of Mary Queen of Scots.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Raven's Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathtaking epic from a bold, fresh voice. Winner of the Varuna HarperCollins Manuscript Development Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Raven's Heart\u003c\/i\u003e was published in Australia in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Blackadder\u003c\/b\u003e finally had enough of people asking if she was related to Rowan Atkinson, star of the BBC sitcom \u003ci\u003eBlackadder\u003c\/i\u003e. She traveled to Scotland to find the origins of her surname and discovered the ruins of Blackadder House on the banks of the Blackadder River. \u003ci\u003eThe Raven's Heart\u003c\/i\u003e grew from there. Jesse lives in Byron Bay, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jesse Blackadder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612940277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612940274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bywater Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards - Bronze Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Franklin Award - Gold Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2013 pg. 39","brand":"Jesse Blackadder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939172712703,"sku":"9781612940274","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4b47c68f-3fbb-4fd9-b802-95b327f7f550.jpg?v=1681439926","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ravens-heart-jesse-blackadder-9781612940274","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}