{"product_id":"the-pretender-9781526678362","title":"The Pretender : The Times Top Ten bestseller","description":"\u003cp\u003eWolf Hall meets Demon Copperhead in a sharply ambitious, brilliantly imagined and hugely entertaining story of intrigue, deceit, revenge and ambition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1483.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe English throne is in peril.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeasant boy and pretender John Collan is faced with two options.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea) Become king\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eb) Die trying\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat could possibly go wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeething with revenge and machination, sparkling with wit and humanity, and roaring with adventure and bravado, The Pretender is the captivating true story of a young man tossed into the chaos of history as it happens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Jo Harkin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical fiction, Fiction: special features\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 Apr 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jo Harkin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320494268794,"sku":"9781526678362","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781526678362.jpg?v=1790655152","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-pretender-9781526678362","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}