{"product_id":"hesse-phillips-lightborne-2025-paperback","title":"Hesse Phillips: Lightborne [2025] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning debut on queer love, betrayal and survival in Elizabethan England. Perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Maggie O'Farrell.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vivid, punchy, brilliantly original' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hugely impressive, visceral and moving' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Imaginative, atmospheric, and heart-poundingly tense' \u003c\/b\u003eNEIL BLACKMORE\u003cbr\u003e_______________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngland, 1593.\u003c\/b\u003e Kit Marlowe is one of London's most beloved playwrights. He lives audaciously, leaving lovers - and enemies - in his wake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the city's streets are infested with spies. When Marlowe is arrested for treason, heresy and sodomy - all crimes punishable by death - old friends turn foes, bitter rivals emerge, and a stranger becomes Marlowe's dearest ally - if only he can be trusted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an era where suspicion and duplicity rule, loyalty can be fatal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichly atmospheric and tenderly imagined, \u003ci\u003eLightborne \u003c\/i\u003eis the thrilling tale of an enigmatic, infamous character, and a love that flourishes from the margins.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore praise for \u003ci\u003eLightborne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exerts a powerful pull'\u003ci\u003e  \u003cb\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The kind of brilliant writing that rescues historical fiction from the museum' \u003cb\u003eJOSEPH O'CONNOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A deeply impressive achievement, meticulously researched and fabulously rendered' \u003cb\u003eNIALL BOURKE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phillips, Hesse","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50491320566099,"sku":"9781805460398","price":10.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/phillips-hesse-hesse-phillips-lightborne-2025-paperback-9781805460398-1143509653.jpg?v=1740870127","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/hesse-phillips-lightborne-2025-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}