{"product_id":"9780007217410","title":"The Hundred Days (Aubrey-Maturin, Book 19)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eNapoleon has escaped from Elba – the Hundred Days have begun.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe war is over, the armies dispersed, and the former Emperor of the French has been consigned to a Mediterranean island, yet now he is marching again on Paris with an ever-growing army. Commodore Jack Aubrey and his convoy are tasked with destroying enemy shipyards along the Adriatic coast and cutting off the financial support from that quarter, in a fast and furious race to stop the Corsican from regaining all he’s lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eAll is to play for and everything is at stake.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Patrick O’Brian is far and away the best of the Napoleonic story tellers, and The Hundred Days is one of the best in the series; a classic naval adventure, crammed with incident, superbly plotted and utterly gripping.’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBERNARD CORNWELL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Patrick O’Brian is a joy to read.’\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis historical fiction, penned by the bestselling author Patrick O’Brian, is a thrilling exploration of military action and espionage during Napoleon's Hundred Days. The narrative is a bestseller, filled with the tension of a race against time, as Commodore Jack Aubrey strives to halt the Corsican's progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Julian Stockwin (Sea of Treason), James Keffer (Hornblower and The Island), David Donachie (An Awkward Commission), and Alexander Kent (With All Despatch).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick O’Brian, Read by Robert Hardy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889106768021,"sku":"9780007217410","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007217410.jpg?v=1776888134","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007217410","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}