{"product_id":"dissolution","title":"C J Sansom: Dissolution W3 [2015] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eTudor England is brought to vivid life in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'When it comes to intriguing Tudor-based narratives, Hilary Mantel has a serious rival' - \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sansom has the trick of writing an enthralling narrative. Like Hilary Mantel, he produces densely textured historical novels that absorb their readers in another time' - Andrew Taylor, \u003ci\u003eSpectator  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDissolution\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in the phenomenal Shardlake series by bestselling author, C. J. Sansom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngland, 1537: \u003c\/b\u003eHenry VIII has proclaimed himself Supreme Head of the Church and the country is waking up to savage new laws, rigged trials and the greatest network of informers ever seen. Under the order of Thomas Cromwell, a team of commissioners is sent through the country to investigate the monasteries. There can only be one outcome: the monasteries are to be dissolved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut on the Sussex coast, at the monastery of Scarnsea, events have spiralled out of control. Cromwell's Commissioner Robin Singleton, has been found dead, his head severed from his body. His horrific murder is accompanied by equally sinister acts of sacrilege - a black cockerel sacrificed on the altar, and the disappearance of Scarnsea's Great Relic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Matthew Shardlake, lawyer and long-time supporter of Reform, has been sent by Cromwell into this atmosphere of treachery and death. But Shardlake's investigation soon forces him to question everything he hears, and everything that he intrinsically believes . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDissolution\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in this bestselling phenomenon, where C. J. Sansom creates both a stunning portrait of Tudor England, and an unforgettable character in Matthew Shardlake. Follow Shardlake into the dark heart of Tudor England with the bestselling\u003ci\u003e Dark Fire, Sovereign, Revelation, Heartstone, Lamentation \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Tombland\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Sansom, C J","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44499609026850,"sku":"9781447285830","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":49895601111379,"sku":"XG81447285830","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49244675670355,"sku":"XV81447285830","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/sansom-c-j-c-j-sansom-dissolution-w3-2015-paperback-58384425517395.jpg?v=1732992576","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/dissolution","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}