{"product_id":"9781447278856","title":"The Armour of Light","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ken Follett\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003ec 1700 to c 1800\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 15 August 2024 by PAN MACMILLAN (Pan Books) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Kingsbridge Novels' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 752 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 42mm | 506g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe grand master of gripping fiction is back. International no. 1 bestseller Ken Follett returns to Kingsbridge in the 18th century, with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevolution is in the air1792. A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France’s neighbours are on high alert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKingsbridge is on the edgeUnprecedented industrial change sweeps the land, making the lives of the workers in Kingsbridge’s prosperous cloth mills a misery. Rampant modernization and dangerous new machinery are rendering jobs obsolete and tearing families apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTyranny is on the horizonNow, as international conflict nears, a story of a small group of Kingsbridge people – including spinner Sal Clitheroe, weaver David Shoveller and Kit, Sal’s inventive and headstrong son – will come to define the struggle of a generation as they seek enlightenment and fight for a future free from oppression . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking the reader straight into the heart of history with the fifth novel in the ground-breaking Kingsbridge series, The Armour of Light is master storyteller Ken Follett’s most ambitious novel to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Follett's storytelling skills make their adventures riveting' – The Times'An effortlessly engaging and entertaining read' – Daily Mail'Bold in scale and meticulously researched' – The Sunday Times'The plague scenes are expertly handled. Where Follett excels is in telling a yarn' – The IndependentMore than 175 million copies sold worldwide. Published in over eighty territories and thirty-seven languages. The international no. 1 bestselling phenomenon returns.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ken Follett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64839049085277,"sku":"9781447278856","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781447278856.jpg?v=1780057145","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781447278856","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}