{"product_id":"9780552162401","title":"The Bleeding Land : (Civil War: 1): a powerful, engaging and tumultuous novel confronting one of England’s bloodiest periods of history","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Kristian, Giles \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 11\/04\/2013,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 528 pages, B \u0026amp; W map,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780552162401,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot, Giles Kristian, and perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden, this is a high-octone, gripping and affecting novel set during England's brutal and bloody Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A brilliant read.... Full of tragedy and triumph, honour and treachery, The Bleeding Land is a thrilling tour-de-force.' -- BEN KANE'Expertly plotted, full of passion and bloody drama...Read it: you'll love every page.' -- M. C. SCOTT'Visceral, brutal and genuinely moving, this is historical fiction at it's thrilling best.' -- SAUL DAVID'From touching moments of emotional heartbreak to gut wrenching pitched battles, full of epic sweep and gory detail, this novel will grab you and won't let go till you finish' -- ***** Reader review'Well written and meticulously researched. Highly recommended.' -- ***** Reader review'Simply mesmerising' -- ***** Reader review***********************************************************A COUNTRY IS ABOUT TO TEAR ITSELF APART...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngland 1642: A NATION DIVIDED.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngland is at war with itself. King Charles and Parliament each gather soldiers to their banners. Across the land men prepare to fight for their religious and political ideals. Civil war has begun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA FAMILY RIPPED ASUNDER.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rivers are landed gentry, and tradition dictates that their allegiance is to the King. Just as Edmund, the eldest of Sir Francis' sons, will do his duty, so his brother Tom will turn his back on all he once believed in...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA WAR THAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the raising of the King's Standard at Nottingham to the butchery and blood of Edgehill, Edmund and Tom Rivers will each learn of honour, sacrifice, hatred and betrayal as they follow their chosen paths through this most savage of wars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697774362668,"sku":"9780552162401","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780552162401.jpg?v=1722603134","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780552162401","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}