{"product_id":"goldfinch-in-the-thistle-paperback-1","title":"Goldfinch in the Thistle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKhristy Reibel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs love strong enough to save a kingdom and stop history from repeating itself?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoldfinch in the Thistle\u003c\/i\u003e follows the lifelong love story of James V, King of Scotland, and his mistress, Maggie Erskine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarriage is impossible, even after Maggie gives birth to a royal son. Margaret Tudor, the king's mother, longs to bring her son and her brother Henry VIII into an alliance with a marriage to an English noble or princess and fulfill her promise to her father to join Scotland and England together. Meanwhile the King's secretary, Thomas Erskine, who has a salacious secret, encourages a royal French marriage. Both James and Maggie know that a royal marriage-something which Maggie cannot provide-will bring much needed money to build Scotland and keep the King's uncle from subsuming it under England's cloak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when the new Queen of Scots finally arrives at Stirling Castle, what will it mean for Maggie and her son? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in sixteenth century Scotland against the background of the Protestant Reformation, the Renaissance in northern Europe, and the reign of Henry VIII, \u003ci\u003eGoldfinch in the Thistle\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of unfulfilled promises, loyalties, and shifting perspectives.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 404\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265065238777,"sku":"9781948598620","price":29.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/d_HWSUZEth9781948598620_8f5341e6-1710-486b-a853-0655ac9192cf.webp?v=1768838965","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/goldfinch-in-the-thistle-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}