{"product_id":"the-countess-and-the-king-a-novel-of-the-countess-of-dorchester-and-king-james-ii-9780451231154","title":"The Countess and the King: A Novel of the Countess of Dorchester and King James II","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Susan Holloway Scott\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatherine Sedley lived by her own rules and loved who she pleased- until she became the infamous mistress of King James II...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e London, 1675: Born to wealth and privilege, Katherine is introduced to the decadent court of King Charles II, and quickly becomes a favorite from the palace to the bawdy playhouses. She gleefully snubs respectable marriage to become the Duke of York's mistress. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Katherine's life of carefree pleasure ends when Charles II dies, and her lover becomes King James II. Suddenly she is cast into a tangle of political intrigue, religious dissent, and ever-shifting alliances, where a wrong step can mean treason, exile, or death at the executioner's block. As the risks rise, Katherine is forced to make the most perilous of choices: to remain loyal to the king, or to England.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408940556439,"sku":"9780451231154","price":1939.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780451231154.webp?v=1767310830","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-countess-and-the-king-a-novel-of-the-countess-of-dorchester-and-king-james-ii-9780451231154","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}