{"product_id":"9781037203909","title":"The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City - SIGNED EDITION","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSIGNED EDITION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Susanna Clarke\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Fantasy\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 22\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e October 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury Circus) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 96 pages \u003cbr\u003e198mm x 129mm | 500g\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell, an enchanting and haunting illustrated short story full of medieval magic1110 A.D. The fairy host sweeps across the North of England and the city of Durham is under siege. Wearily the Bishop of Durham, Ranulf Flambard, prepares to surrender – something which proves far more difficult than he could have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis quest will lead him through a landscape of unco-operative rivers and enchanted forests to a New Castle on the banks of the River Tyne – where, with any luck, he will be received by a court of deceptive, would-be fairy queens, shape-shifting stags and a beautiful teenage Raven King.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA long-lost chapter in the lore of Jonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell, The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City is an enchanting and enchanted adventure into the magic of medieval England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Susanna Clarke:‘Spellbinding’ Dua Lipa‘A miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling’ Madeline Miller‘Clarke writes with an intelligence and beauty that seems at times miraculous’ Katherine Rundell\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57220162093431,"sku":"9781037203909","price":9.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781037203909.jpg?v=1782377902","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781037203909","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}