{"product_id":"rule-britannia-alec-marsh-9781786157188","title":"Rule Britannia by Alec Marsh (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn immensely readable treat!' ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe first book in a light-hearted historical adventure series set during the mid-twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e...........................................................................\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ernest Drabble, a Cambridge historian and mountaineer, travels to rural Devon to inspect the decapitated head of Oliver Cromwell - a macabre artefact owned by Dr Wilkinson. Drabble only tells one person of his plans - Harris, an old school friend and press reporter.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On the train to Devon, Drabble narrowly avoids being murdered, only to reach his destination and find Dr Wilkinson has been killed. Gripped in Wilkinson's hand is a telegram from Winston Churchill instructing him to bring the head of Oliver Cromwell to London.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Drabble has unwittingly become embroiled in a pro-Nazi conspiracy headed by a high-status Conservative member of the British government.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e And so, Drabble teams up with Wilkinson's secretary, Kate Honeyand, to find the head and rescue Harris who is being tortured for information...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e...........................................................................\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRule Britannia\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A rollicking good read'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e IAN RANKIN\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Marsh chomps the period bit between his teeth and relates his yarn with winning gusto'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Tremendous stuff! With the arrival of Alec Marsh's first Drabble and Harris thriller, John Buchan must be stirring uneasily in his grave'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e STANLEY JOHNSON\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55036064366935,"sku":"9781786157188","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/9781786157188_8cb928a6-faac-40ed-b4ec-3c118f6f914c.jpg?v=1789513311","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/rule-britannia-alec-marsh-9781786157188","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}