{"product_id":"9780007593453","title":"Flashman at the Charge (The Flashman Papers, Book 7)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarry Flashman: the unrepentant bully of Tom Brown’s schooldays, now with a Victoria Cross, has three main talents – horsemanship, facility with foreign languages and fornication. A reluctant military hero, Flashman plays a key part in most of the defining military campaigns of the 19th century, despite trying his utmost to escape them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated Victorian bounder, cad, and lecher, Sir Harry Flashman, V.C., returns to play his (reluctant) part in the charge of the Light Brigade in this of the critically acclaimed Flashman Papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the British cavalry prepared to launch themselves against the Russian guns at Balaclava, Harry Flashman was petrified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the Crimea was only the beginning: beyond lay the snowbound wastes of the great Russian slave empire, torture and death, headlong escapes from relentless enemies, savage tribal hordes to the right of him, passionate females to the left of him…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, finally, that unknown but desperate war on the roof of the world, when India was the prize, and there was nothing to stop the armed might of Imperial Russia but the wavering sabre and terrified ingenuity of old Flashman himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe historical fiction masterpiece by George MacDonald Fraser, the Sunday Times bestselling author, continues to captivate readers with its blend of humour, audacity, and thrilling adventures. Flashman's escapades in the heart of the Russian slave empire, his encounters with savage tribes and passionate females, and his terrified ingenuity in the face of Imperial Russia's armed might, all contribute to the book's status as a bestseller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of P. G. Wodehouse (Carry On, Jeeves), Robert Harris (V2), Ian Fleming (From Russia with Love), Mick Herron (The Usual Santas), and Larry Mcmurtry (All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"George MacDonald Fraser, Read by Colin Mace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889099427989,"sku":"9780007593453","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007593453.jpg?v=1776888384","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007593453","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}