{"product_id":"st-ives","title":"Saint-Yves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA borrowed coat may hide a fugitive, but what can hide a French soldier in love?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Robert Louis Stevenson's St. Ives, Anne de Saint-Yves is a French nobleman serving as a common soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. Held in Edinburgh Castle, he is proud, witty and determined to escape. Then Flora Gilchrist visits with her aunt, and the clever, steady young woman becomes the centre of his hopes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond the castle walls lie the roads of Scotland and England, false names and strangers who might be informers. Saint-Yves must keep his disguises straight while love pulls him toward danger. His uncle's fortune adds another stake, with his cousin Alain a rival heir. Through it all, the fugitive tells his story with humour, even at his own expense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn escape worth attempting\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter a castle where freedom depends on wit, timing and a few trusted helpers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove that invites danger\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Flora Gilchrist, whose place in Saint-Yves's hopes makes escape more than a flight to safety.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorrowed clothes, shifting names\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow a fugitive who must make each new identity hold up before watchful strangers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA companion on the road\u003c\/strong\u003e – Travel with Rowley, the loyal, practical servant who becomes Saint-Yves's helper and companion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePride with a smile\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enjoy a narrator who laughs at himself while his adventures raise questions of honour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love swift plots, historical settings and charming narrators, especially those who enjoy Stevenson's Kidnapped or Treasure Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and meet Saint-Yves behind the castle walls, already determined to leave.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534685962588,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/07413_en_ebook-front_c20.jpg?v=1792175087","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/fr\/products\/saint-yves","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}