{"product_id":"astralabe-by-daisy-lafarge","title":"Astralabe by Daisy Lafarge (SIGNED INDIE EDITION PRE-ORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIGNED INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOP EDITION | DATE OF RELEASE: 25 FEB 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 12th Century coming-of-age tale - vivid, sensual and darkly erotic - from a major literary talent. Eleven year old Astralabe's windswept days stretch by. Afternoons at the Abbey, trying to concentrate on his lessons; hours mesmerised by the lilac sky mirrored in the stingers washed up at his feet; cool evenings spent absorbing the whisperings of the village.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAstralabe is alone. The infamous child of Abelard and Heloise's forbidden love, his parents are as dazzling and distant as the stars. Astralabe's origins separate him from the residents of the abbey just as his learning breeds suspicion among the villagers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe boy devotes every spare moment to earning his father's good opinion. Letters and treatises - his texts of the world - are sealed with hope, sent seemingly into the void. But those around him have other concerns: lambs born mangled, healthy young women fail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscontent in the village blooms, and as the tension between the villagers and monks increases, inquisitive Astralabe begins to see what so many around him cannot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback | Extent: 336 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublication: 25 Feb 2027, Faber \u0026amp; Faber | ISBN: 9780571400010\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58278013632894,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/rthrhth_fa45ef66-fc55-41eb-bc54-c389e4514f9d.jpg?v=1792579971","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/astralabe-by-daisy-lafarge","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}