{"product_id":"to-calais-in-ordinary-time-paperback","title":"To Calais, in Ordinary Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Meek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree journeys. One road.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e England, 1348. A gentlewoman flees an odious arranged marriage, a proctor sets out for a monastery in Avignon, and a young plowman in search of freedom is on his way to volunteer with a company of archers. All come together on the road to Calais. In the other direction comes the Black Death, the plague that will wipe out half of the population of Northern Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo Calais, In Ordinary Time \u003c\/i\u003eis an exploration of love, death, and power, against the backdrop of catastrophe.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Meek\u003c\/p\u003e is the author of six novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe People's Act of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won both the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize and the Scottish Arts Council Award. It has been published in more than thirty countries. Meek has also written two collections of short stories and two books of non-fiction: \u003ci\u003ePrivate Island\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2015 Orwell Prize, and \u003ci\u003eDreams of Leaving and Remaining\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a Contributing Editor to the London Review of Books and writes regularly for the Guardian and New York Times. He lives in London. In 2020, \u003ci\u003eTo Calais, In Ordinary Time\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction and longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768825282848,"sku":"9781786896773","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5ec318d92de2811447f479d43f14247e.webp?v=1780338282","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/to-calais-in-ordinary-time-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}