{"product_id":"wandering-queen-1","title":"Wandering Queen By Claire Heywood","description":"\u003cp\u003e''A beautifully woven tale with brilliant, confident writing, [Heywood] has illuminated the stories of ladies too often relegated to the role of villain or damsel'' CLAIRE M ANDREWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe King of Tyre is dead, his final words anointing his clever and strong-willed daughter, Elissa, as the new queen until his young son, Pygmalion, comes of age. But betrayal and danger soon haunt Elissa, and she is forced to flee the kingdom - exiled with a band of loyal followers and a broken heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter an arduous search for a new home, Elissa and her people settle in North Africa, and she is crowned Queen Dido: the ferocious and devoted ruler of her newly established city of Carthage. Soon a powerful trading hub, Carthage thrives under Dido''s governance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when a band of Trojan survivors, led by the valiant Aeneas, washes up on a nearby shore, Queen Dido is reminded of a promise she made long ago, never to trust or to love another again. Can Dido overcome her past and open herself - and her city - up to Aeneas, or is their love doomed to burn everything to the ground?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57820689465726,"sku":"NW9781399730266","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781399730266.jpg?v=1786169199","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/wandering-queen-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}