{"product_id":"marie","title":"Marie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA young hunter can face danger with a rifle—but what protects him when love makes every choice matter?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn H. Rider Haggard’s Marie, the older Allan Quatermain looks back on his youth in southern Africa. He has nerve, a rifle and little experience of love. Then he meets Marie Marais, a brave, clear-headed Boer woman. His love for her shapes his choices, while Hernan Pereira, a rival willing to use deceit, threatens their happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround them, Boer families leave the Cape Colony in ox wagons and travel north on the Great Trek. Their search for land draws the story toward Piet Retief and the Zulu king Dingaan. Private hopes meet public danger in an adventure where loyalty carries risks, and one wrong choice can cost a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllan before the legend\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a young Quatermain whose courage is stronger than his experience of love.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA love worth risking\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover Marie’s kindness and resolve as Allan’s devotion faces a scheming rival.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWagons on the move\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow families north through a country where their hopes meet deadly uncertainty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA watchful companion\u003c\/strong\u003e – Get to know Hans, whose sharp eye often catches danger before Allan sees it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRomance meets real history\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch a personal struggle unfold against the Great Trek and the approach to Dingaan’s royal town.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love old-style adventure, wagon journeys and romance set against real history, though the colonial attitudes may jar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and meet Allan Quatermain when love is still new and danger is never far away.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534681407836,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/08742_en_ebook-front_c15.jpg?v=1792175081","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/es\/products\/marie-es","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}