{"product_id":"9780007322664","title":"Blood Royal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story of a great queen, a woman of enormous courage who made her own rules, and a true survivor. This is the first in a series of early medieval novels by Vanora Bennett, the author of Portrait of an Unknown Woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine de Valois, daughter of the French king, is born in troubled times. Brought up in a the stormy and unstable environment of the court, her only friend is the remarkable poet and writer Christine de Pizan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine is married off to Henry V as part of a treaty honouring his victory over France, and is destined to be a trophy wife. Terrified at the idea of being married to a man who is at once a foreigner, an enemy and a rough soldier, Catherine nevertheless does her duty. Within two years she is widowed, and mother of the future King of England and France – even though her brother has already claimed the French crown for himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught between warring factions, Catherine finds support from Owain Tudor, controller of her household – a dangerous support as rumours of their relationship would jeopardise her right to keep her child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo save her son, and herself, she must turn away from her love and all that is familiar and safe to find another way forward.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vanora Bennett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284834402453,"sku":"9780007322664","price":6.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007322664.png?v=1776992052","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007322664","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}