{"product_id":"maude-hortons-glorious-revenge-library-binding","title":"Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge - Library Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLizzie Pook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young woman searches for the truth about her sister, who boarded a ship headed to the frozen Arctic and never returned.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-year-old Constance Horton has run away from her life in Victorian London, disguising herself as a boy to board the \u003ci\u003eMakepeace\u003c\/i\u003e, an expedition vessel bound for the icy and unexplored Northwest Passage of the Arctic. She struggles to keep her real identity a secret on the ship, a feat that only grows more difficult when facing off with the constant dangers of the icy North.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven more dangerous than the cold, the storms, and the hunger, are some of the men aboard--including the ship's scientist Edison Stowe. He seems to be watching Constance, and she knows that his attention could be fatal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn London two years later: Maude Horton is searching for the truth. After being told by the British Admiralty that her sister's death onboard the \u003ci\u003eMakepeace\u003c\/i\u003e was nothing more than a tragic accident, she receives a diary revealing that Edison Stowe had more of a hand in Constance's death than the returning crew acknowledged.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to get the answers she needs, Maude decides to shadow Edison. She joins him on a new venture he's started to capitalize on the murder mania that has all of London in a frenzy--a travel company that takes guests around the country via train to witness public hangings--to extract the truth from him in any way possible. As tensions and dangers mount, it ultimately falls to Maude to enact the ultimate revenge to get justice for her sister.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaude Horton's Glorious Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e is a transporting, atmospheric novel about the lengths we will go to for justice--and for love.\u003c\/p\u003e\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLizzie Pook is a London-based travel writer and journalist whose work has taken her to some of the farthest-flung parts of the planet, from the trans-Himalayas--in search of elusive snow leopards--to the vast, uninhabited east coast of Greenland. She has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London), \u003ci\u003eLonely Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCondé Nast Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e. Lizzie is the author of \u003ci\u003eMaude Horton's Glorious Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMoonlight and the Pearler's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit her at LizziePook.com or connect with her on Twitter @LizziePook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 481\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725122015295,"sku":"9781420513561","price":73.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/19a9882fd2f377bd3f1c6badd342c38e.webp?v=1765105241","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/maude-hortons-glorious-revenge-library-binding","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}