{"product_id":"the-corn-maiden-a-romantic-historical-mystery-paperback","title":"The Corn Maiden: A romantic historical mystery - 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\u003eBarbara Cleverly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNell Somersham's life is complicated by the curious terms of her late father's will. She cannot inherit his Suffolk or Scottish estates until she turns twenty-five-unless she secures permission to marry from one of her two guardians. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne guardian-her stepmother-is determined to marry the strong-willed beauty to her own lover, the fortune-hunting Sir James Fanshawe. The other guardian is a second cousin who oversees the management of her Scottish estates. Nell has never met him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesperate to escape her stepmother's plans, Nell secures a marriage proposal from a dull-witted soldier, then flees to Scotland to secure her unknown guardian's consent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Scotland, Nell is greeted by his steward, the ill-tempered, irresistible Rorie Moidart, who makes no secret of the fact that he believes his master was cheated out of the Scottish estates. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Nell finds her passion for Moidart increasing, she is horrified by how brutally English landowners treat the Scots. At the same time, she finds herself in a web of deceit as complex and calculating as any of her stepmother's plots. Rorie Moidart may break her heart-if she can't secure his first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Cleverly was born in the north of England. After graduating from the University of Durham, she moved to Suffolk and Cambridge, where she has spent her working life. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCleverly's first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Kashmiri Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to great acclaim in 2001. Chosen as a Book of the Year by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the novel introduced Scotland Yard detective and war hero Joe Sandilands and was set in the dying days of the British Raj. Cleverly's third novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Damascened Blade\u003c\/i\u003e, won the prestigious CWA Historical Dagger Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNine more novels followed, including three historical crime novels featuring young archaeologist Laetitia Talbot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 04, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52535243014451,"sku":"9781517585419","price":24.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/enZIdmZnU2cwSmpVNVJNc2F2L3Azdz09.webp?v=1760781497","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-corn-maiden-a-romantic-historical-mystery-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}