{"product_id":"mad-blood-stirring-9781643130033","title":"Mad Blood Stirring","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An astonishing account of an explosive piece of neglected history. Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e is woven through a tense prison drama. Epic.\" --Sir Kenneth Branagh\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe war of 1812 is over, but for the inmates at Dartmoor Prison, peace--like home--is still a long way away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn New Year's Eve 1814, the American sailors of the Eagle finally arrive at Dartmoor prison, bedraggled, exhausted, but burning with hope. They've only had one thing to sustain them during the harrowing voyage--a snatched whisper overheard along the way. The war is finally over. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoe Hill thought he'd left the war outside these walls but it's quickly clear that there's a different type of fight to be had within. The seven prison blocks surrounding him have been segregated; six white and one black. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by true events, this novel recounts the remarkable story of the first ever all-black Shakespeare production, staged by segregated American prisoners of war. It is a story of hope and freedom, of loss and suffering. It is a story about how sometimes, in our darkest hour, it can be the most unlikely of things that see us through.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mayo, Simon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643130033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.40w x 1.50d","brand":"Simon Mayo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39710183489611,"sku":"9781643130033","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_222899c3-5a0d-44f9-9896-c2a56b6f7a5e.jpg?v=1647973204","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/mad-blood-stirring-9781643130033","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}