{"product_id":"satanella","title":"Satanella","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt Punchestown, the chase draws riders, rivals and lovers onto the same ground.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Satanella, G. J. Whyte-Melville brings love and rivalry into the sporting world of Victorian society. The setting is Punchestown, the Irish steeplechase meeting where horses, riders and fashionable spectators gather each spring. Here, the excitement of competition shares the stage with romance, manners and gossip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chase carries its own risks: banks, ditches and stone walls stand across open country. Away from the course, romance and competition mingle in drawing rooms and at the rails. Whyte-Melville knows this world from the saddle, and his humour, ease and affection for country life shape the telling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe thrill of Punchestown\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter a sporting gathering where horses, riders and spectators make the racecourse a social stage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove alongside rivalry\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow a romance in which affection and competition occupy the same closely watched world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry sport close up\u003c\/strong\u003e – Feel the pull of the chase across banks, ditches and stone walls.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManners worth watching\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Victorian social life through its fashions, gossip and the public setting of courtship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA sporting storyteller's humour\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enjoy Whyte-Melville's easy voice, warm with humour and a love of country life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy Victorian fiction, horses and country sport, and social comedy with a sentimental streak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and step into Punchestown, where the race and the romance share the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534747992412,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/12104_en_ebook-front_c04.jpg?v=1792175169","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/hr\/products\/satanella","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}