{"product_id":"the-red-queen","title":"The Red Queen By Drabble  Margaret","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in 18th century Korea and the present day, Margaret Drabble''s \u003ci\u003eThe Red Queen\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich and atmospheric novel about love, and what it means to be remembered.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e200 years after being plucked from obscurity to marry the Crown Prince of Korea, the Red Queen''s ghost decides to set the record straight about her extraordinary existence - and Dr Babs Halliwell, with her own complicated past, is the perfect envoy. Why does the Red Queen pick Babs to keep her story alive, and what else does she want from her? A terrific novel set in 18th century Korea and the present day, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Queen\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich and atmospheric novel about love, and what it means to be remembered\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Elegant . . . a seductive beguiling narrator . . . delicious history''  \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''One of our foremost women writers''  \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Carefully wrought and beautifully written \u003ci\u003eThe Red Queen\u003c\/i\u003e is another fine addition to the Drabble oeuvre''  \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Drabble was born in 1939 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, the daughter of barrister and novelist John F. Drabble, and sister of novelist A.S. Byatt. She is the author of eighteen novels and eight works of non-fiction, including biographies of Arnold Bennett and Angus Wilson. Her many novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Radiant Way\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eA Natural Curiosity\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), \u003ci\u003eThe Gates of Ivory \u003c\/i\u003e(1991), \u003ci\u003eThe Peppered Moth\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003eThe Red Queen\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) all of which are published by Penguin. In 1980, Margaret Drabble was made a CBE and in 2008 she was made DBE. She is married to the biographer Michael Holroyd, and lives in London and Somerset.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57692208595326,"sku":"NW9780141018164","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141018164.jpg?v=1784184277","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/the-red-queen","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}