{"product_id":"9781529445497","title":"The Cromarty Library Circle","description":"\u003cp\u003eCromarty, The Black Isle, 1831. As seagulls shriek \u0026amp; rise on the coastal winds, a circulating library in the port town of Cromarty is meeting for the first time. Ostensibly united by a love of books, the demands of social convention have brought together a disparate group of people. Charlotte Mackenzie, the remote \u0026amp; fragile wife of the local laird, seeks an escape from a loveless marriage; her best friend, Rachel Mackay, a former governess who is ardently in love with her own older husband, the town's minister; the young schoolmaster, John Learmonth, newly arrived from Edinburgh with secrets in tow; \u0026amp; the gentle bank clerk, Ludovic Cameron who dreams of a new life across the ocean, far from his erstwhile schoolmate, Farquhar Hossack. Whenthe laird befriends a wounded officer, a chain of events is set in motion that threatens to upset the delicate equilibrium of the community.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quercus","offers":[{"title":"Shona \/ MacLean","offer_id":56768222953845,"sku":"9781529445497","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781529445497.jpg?v=1771601199","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781529445497","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}