{"product_id":"the-valet-paperback","title":"The Valet - 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\u003eThorvald Steen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOlivia Lasky\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping historical novel that explores how the Fourth Crusade plundered Constantinople and forever changed the course of European history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The year is 1204. Stripped of his power and held captive, Massimo Gasparino, once the most trusted aide to the Doge of Venice, pens a desperate secret letter to Pope Innocent III. His confession? He has witnessed the most egregious crime in human history: the deliberate diversion of the Fourth Crusade from Jerusalem to the heart of Christian Europe, Constantinople. As the city is ruthlessly plundered and its treasures shipped to Venice, Gasparino's letter exposes the Doge's shocking betrayal, a sin that irrevocably alters the course of history. But with his life and the fate of this explosive truth hanging precariously in the balance, can he get his message to Pope Innocent III before the Doge silences him forever? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Valet\u003c\/i\u003e is a tense, intimate drama of ambition, guilt, and the enduring shadows of a war that still resonates in today's world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThorvald Steen\u003c\/b\u003e is a major Norwegian author who has published a wide range of novels, plays, collections of poems and short stories, children's books, and essays. His books include \u003ci\u003eLionheart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Library\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe White Bathing Hut\u003c\/i\u003e, all also published by Seagull Books. \u003cb\u003eOlivia Lasky\u003c\/b\u003e is an Oslo-based translator who focuses on Norwegian to English literary translations. Her literary translations include work by Karl Ove Knausgård, Laila Stien, Sigbjørn Skåden, and Tor Åge Bringsværd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.99 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48629889270009,"sku":"9781803096223","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/5dQdOIJmVP9781803096223.webp?v=1783063070","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-valet-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}