{"product_id":"city-of-silk-1","title":"City Of Silk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBologna, 1575.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA talented seamstress\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful merchant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fierce battle of wills\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElena Morandi has gained a fragile foothold in the workshop of a master tailor, despite the profession being officially barred to her as a woman. But then a powerful man from her past crosses her path and threatens everything she has worked for. Antonio della Fontana has every corner of the city in his pocket and, as Elena knows all too well, he abused his position of power at the Baraccano orphanage. Driven to fight for justice against a man seemingly above the law, Elena hatches a plan to get retribution for herself, a lost friend and those still prey to Fontana''s abuses. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith sumptuous detail that brings the sights, sounds and textures of Renaissance Italy to vivid life, City of Silk is a breathtaking historical fiction debut.\u003c\/p\u003e For readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Glassmaker\u003c\/i\u003e by Tracy Chevalier and Maggie O''Farrell''s \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage Portrait.\u003c\/i\u003e Stunning first novel from the winner of the inaugural Debut Writers Over 50 Award, plucked from over 1700 entries. The rich fabric of sixteenth-century Bologna comes to life as a young seamstress fights for justice and for her ambition to enter the male-dominated world of tailoring.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57399965122942,"sku":"NW9780749031848","price":16.73,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780749031848.jpg?v=1778602955","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/city-of-silk-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}