{"product_id":"the-ancient-oaks-9781789556995","title":"The Ancient Oaks","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Barbara Good\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: New Generation Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: New Generation Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Wetherby, orphaned when arsonists burnt down his home and his parents killed, slaves as a scullery boy at a New Forest inn. Naively drawn into a smuggling ring, the young teenager increasingly finds solace in the forest as he determines to uncover some dark secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntrigued to find his godfather living covertly in a cottage in the forest, memories of his past life unravel into reality. When he becomes infatuated with a young girl of some breeding, Lily, he's anxious to better himself - learn to read, especially the Bible he sees at his godfather's home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs disaster strikes, Jim becomes aware of a spiritual presence looking out for him in the forest - could it be the Gypsies who befriend him, or the fallow deer that always seems to be close by?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMystery and conspiracy abound in this delightfully evocative story of life in the New Forest in the 1840s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46457265356951,"sku":"9781789556995","price":1165.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781789556995.webp?v=1769181052","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-ancient-oaks-9781789556995","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}