{"product_id":"blackbirds-of-st-giles","title":"Lila Cain: The Blackbirds of St Giles [2025] hardback","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Readers are in for a true treat ... Dazzling' PATERSON JOSEPH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This powerful story is steeped in truth and resonates with humanity. It's a gritty thriller and a whirlwind adventure, but most of all it's a tale of love and hope. A beautiful, original and heart-stopping read' JANICE HALLETT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I loved this brilliant book about an essential and forgotten piece of our history. Devious plots, secret pasts and forbidden futures. Gritty and thrilling, with vivid and unforgettable characters' LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome things are earned. Some things are worth fighting for... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It's 1782, Daniel and his sister Pearl arrive in London with the world at their feet and their future assured. Having escaped a Jamaican sugar plantation, Daniel fought for the British in the American War of Independence and was rewarded with freedom and an inheritance.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But the city is not a place for men like Daniel and he is callously tricked and finds himself, along with his sister Pearl, in the rookeries of St Giles - a warren of dark and menacing alleyways, filled with violence and poverty.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The underworld labyrinth is run by Elias, a man whose cruelty knows no bounds. But under his dangerous rule is a brotherhood of Black men, the Blackbirds of St Giles, whose intention is to set their people free.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Can Daniel use his strength, wit and the fellowship of the other Blackbirds to overthrow Elias and truly find the freedom he fought for...?  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The novel Dickens didn't write, but should have done. Simply magnificent' SEAN LUSK\u003cbr\u003e 'Equally thrilling and informative, a journey you won't forget!' AJ WEST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Full of twists and turns, peopled with characters to care about and shining a light on a little-known area of history' FRANCES QUINN\u003cbr\u003e 'Brava! A charismatic cast. A plot to stir your heart' ESSIE FOX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Bringing Black Georgian London to life, this is a dark and wonderful tale of a brother and sister finding their feet in an unfriendly city' LOUISE HARE  \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Cain, Lila","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50092139053395,"sku":"9781398526570","price":24.7,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/lila-cain-blackbirds-of-st-giles-9781398526570-60691210666323.jpg?v=1736395157","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/blackbirds-of-st-giles","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}