{"product_id":"spirit-of-the-times","title":"Spirit of the Times","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn fourteenth-century Central Asia, Karia is a young woman living under the yoke of Mongol occupation. But she’s different. She’s a fighter with supernatural powers. She could use them to keep the Black Plague at bay and solve the mystery of the purple skies at dawn – if only she could overcome her self-doubt. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravelling in caravans on the Silk Road, she faces dangers seen and unseen – from sandstorms and slave traders to the desert djinn and folk who believe she’s a witch. She fears losing Abi, her little cousin, who’s fascinated by roses and the dance of the Whirling Dervishes of Bukhara.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Karia falls in love with an English sailor fleeing the Knights Hospitaller, they sail to England with Abi to unravel the meaning of the purple skies, a dance, a posy tree, and a ring of roses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Spirit of the Times\u003c\/em\u003e is part history, part fiction and part speculation: on the origin of disease; the power of innocence; the unfortunate aspects of custom and dogma; and humanity’s ability to respond to the governing influence or spirit of the times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57487684796789,"sku":"9781806344154","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781806344154.jpg?v=1786354910","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/spirit-of-the-times","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}