{"product_id":"the-eight-1","title":"Katherine Neville: The Eight [2009] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe globally bestselling thriller that paved the way for THE DA VINCI CODE and countless copycat conspiracy novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIn the 8th century AD Ibn al'Arabi, the Moorish governor of Barcelona, bestowed a magnificent gift upon Charlemagne, Holy Emperor of half of the known world: a chess set with the power to transform the course of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eNew York City, 1970. Catherine 'Cat' Velis, a computer expert working for one of the world's largest accountancy firms, is sent on a dangerous assignment to retrieve an object of immeasurable value from somewhere in the remote reaches of Algeria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eMontglane Abbey, France 1790, Mireille de Remy and her cousin Valentine are young novices at the fortress-like Montglane Abbey. With France aflame in revolution, the two girls burn to rebel against constricted convent life - and their means of escape is at hand. Buried deep within the abbey are pieces of the Montglane Chess Service, once owned by Charlemagne. Whoever reassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power. But to keep the game a secret from those who would abuse it, the two young women must scatter the pieces throughout the world...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neville, Katherine","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":48674408104275,"sku":"XG80007303540","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/neville-katherine-the-eight-xg80007303540-56092173336915.jpg?v=1728323224","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/the-eight-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}