{"product_id":"2026200014578-secondhand-the-marriage-of-meggotta","title":"The Marriage Of Meggotta","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the turbulent courts of thirteenth-century England, where loyalty is a currency more precious than gold and royal whims can shatter lives, The Marriage of Meggotta chronicles the ill-fated love between Richard de Clare, young Earl of Gloucester, and Meggotta de Burgh, daughter of the disgraced Earl of Kent. Bound together in a secret, forbidden marriage that defies the will of King Henry III, these two young souls navigate a treacherous world of political manipulation, noble ambition, and crushing royal authority that threatens to annihilate everything they hold dear.\n\nEdith Pargeter — celebrated also under her pen name Ellis Peters — brings to this novel the same meticulous historical authenticity and compassionate humanity that defined her acclaimed Cadfael chronicles. With precise, luminous prose, she illuminates the devastating human cost of power politics in medieval England, weaving a narrative that is as much a meditation on innocence and sacrifice as it is a tragic romance. Readers who surrender to its pages will find themselves haunted long after the final, heartbreaking chapter closes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203119030491,"sku":"2026200014578-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/12396abe-8dd6-4a09-9eda-1d197c02ee8b.png?v=1788144462","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014578-secondhand-the-marriage-of-meggotta","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}