{"product_id":"the-bishop-of-durham-attempts-to-surrender-the-city-susanna-clarke","title":"The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City (Susanna Clarke)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePiranesi \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell\u003c\/i\u003e, an enchanting and haunting illustrated short story full of medieval magic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**A small hardback edition featuring an afterword by the author**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1110 A.D. The fairy host sweeps across the North of England and the city of Durham is under siege. Wearily the Bishop of Durham, Ranulf Flambard, prepares to surrender - something which proves far more difficult than he could have imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis quest will lead him through a landscape of unco-operative rivers and enchanted forests to a New Castle on the banks of the River Tyne - where, with any luck, he will be received by a court of deceptive, would-be fairy queens, shape-shifting stags and a beautiful teenage Raven King.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA long-lost chapter in the lore of\u003ci\u003e Jonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City\u003c\/i\u003e is an enchanting and enchanted adventure into the magic of medieval England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Susanna Clarke:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Spellbinding' \u003c\/b\u003eDua Lipa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling'\u003c\/b\u003e Madeline Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Clarke writes with an intelligence and beauty that seems at times miraculous' \u003c\/b\u003eKatherine Rundell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSusanna Clarke's debut novel \u003ci\u003eJonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in more than 34 countries and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and the \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eFirst Book Award. It won British Book Awards Newcomer of the Year, the Hugo Award and the World Fantasy Award in 2005. \u003ci\u003eThe Ladies of Grace Adieu\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of short stories, some set in the world of Jonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell, was published by Bloomsbury in 2006. Piranesi was a\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, and shortlisted for the Costa Novel of the Year Award, the RSL Encore Award and the Women's Prize for Fiction. Susanna Clarke lives in Derbyshire.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Hardback, Englisch, 96 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66216908325213,"sku":"K010818119","price":11.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1081811900001A.jpg?v=1792008571","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-bishop-of-durham-attempts-to-surrender-the-city-susanna-clarke","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}