{"product_id":"the-grove-of-eagles-9781447256625","title":"The Grove of Eagles","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Winston Graham\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Pan Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Pan Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1588 the Spanish Armada had been defeated in the English Channel and the whole of Elizabethan England was alert for the revenge that surely had to follow. \u003cbr\u003eMen like John Killigrew, commanding a key position on the Cornish coast, were vital to the survival of the country, and it is through the eyes of his eldest son, Maugan, that the story unfolds. Rich in action, it is also crowded with unforgettable characters, many of them based on actual historical figures. \u003cbr\u003eMaugan Killigrew himself emerges, through his loneliness and his love, his physical suffering in a Spanish gaol, as a touchingly honest and believable character who is, above all things, a man of his time. \u003cbr\u003e'Absorbing . . . written with sure skill, a nice feeling for character and a vast knowledge of the 16th century.' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Lusty and rewarding - all the excitement of a nation at war with Spain.' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Winston Graham has such a knowledge of Elizabethan Cornwall, such fidelity to fact and atmosphere, that I am conquered, as no doubt his many readers will be.' A. L. Rowse \u003cbr\u003e'The canvas is wide, the picture stirring and brilliantly detailed. This is a rich, absorbing tale of a corner of England during hazardous times, and of a full-blooded family.' \u003ci\u003eOxford Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890808176791,"sku":"9781447256625","price":2049.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781447256625.webp?v=1781181422","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-grove-of-eagles-9781447256625","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}