{"product_id":"vanished-days-book-susanna-kearsley-9781492650164","title":"The Vanished Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI've loved every one of Susanna's books  Bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters--historical fiction that sucks you in and won't let go --DIANA GABALDON, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eOutlander\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom international bestselling author Susanna Kearsley comes a historical tale of intrigue and revolution in Scotland, where the exile of King James brought plots, machinations, suspicion and untold bravery to light. An investigation of a young widow's secrets by a man who's far from objective, leads to a multi-layered tale of adventure, endurance, romance...and the courage to hope.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the autumn of 1707, old enemies from the Highlands to the Borders are finding common ground as they join to protest the new Union with England. At the same time, the French are preparing to launch an invasion to bring the young exiled Jacobite king back to Scotland to reclaim his throne, and in Edinburgh the streets are filled with discontent and danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueen Anne's commissioners, seeking to calm the situation, have begun paying out money sent up from London to settle the losses and wages owed to those Scots who took part in the disastrous Darien expedition eight years earlier--an ill-fated venture that left Scotland all but bankrupt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the young widow of a Darien sailor comes forward to collect her husband's wages, her claim is challenged. One of the men assigned to investigate has only days to decide if she's honest, or if his own feelings are blinding him to the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Vanished Days\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is a prequel and companion novel to \u003cem\u003eThe Winter Sea\u003c\/em\u003e, with action that overlaps some of the action in that book. \u003cem\u003eThe Vanished Days\u003c\/em\u003e goes back in time to the 1680s and introduces the reader to the Moray and Graeme families.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Susanna Kearsley: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusanna Kearsley deftly conjures both historical intrigue and a contemporary heroine as unique as she is memorable.--Deanna Raybourn, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author, for \u003cem\u003eA Desperate Fortune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrilling, haunting and deeply romantic.--Rachel Hore, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author, for \u003cem\u003eThe Rose Garden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometimes an author catches lightning in a bottle, and Susanna Kearsley has done just that. The idea behind the plot is ingenious.--\u003cem\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/em\u003e for \u003cem\u003eThe Winter Sea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful tale featuring remarkable characters and a colorful historical backdrop; the kind of story that picks you up and sweeps you away.--\u003cem\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/em\u003e for \u003cem\u003eThe Winter Sea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49506878488849,"sku":"CIN1492650161G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49532354789649,"sku":"GOR011875089","price":5.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49536090308881,"sku":"GOR012143358","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49775131361553,"sku":"CIN1492650161VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50024516878609,"sku":"CIN1492650161A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51029894594833,"sku":"NIN9781492650164","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":52996092199185,"sku":"CIN1492650161LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53200590930193,"sku":"GOR013410667","price":4.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1492650161.jpg?v=1751404895","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/vanished-days-book-susanna-kearsley-9781492650164","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}