{"product_id":"black-fox-of-lorne","title":"Black Fox of Lorne","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Marguerite de Angeli\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eNow we shall go a-Viking.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWith these fateful words, Harald Redbeard determines a new course of life for his twin sons, Jan and Brus. No longer are they children, at work and at play on the lands of their kinfolk in Norway; now, although they are but thirteen years of age, they are men: they shall go a-Viking.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSetting sail in their dragon-prowed \u003ci\u003eRaven of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, Harald and his sons are beset by those ancient enemies of seafarers—storm and fog—which separate them from the other ships in their convoy and dash them to ruin on the rocks of Scotland.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eEven as they wrestle with the fear that their mother and household are lost to the sea god in watery death, Jan and Brus find their plight worsening: their father slain and their own freedom taken by the murderous Gavin Dhu, Black Fox of Lorne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSwept into the wilding world of tenth-century A.D. Scotland, where loyal clansmen clash with invaders, marauders, and treacherous lairds, the brothers must enact a life-or-death deception. Their secret: that no one in this strange land reckons they are not one, but two—twin brothers with the courage to defy the odds that death might be likelier than life. As she did with medieval England in her award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Door in the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, Marguerite de Angeli employs her familiarity with setting and knowledge of history and myth alike to craft and illustrate \u003ci\u003eBlack Fox of Lorne \u003c\/i\u003einto a credible and stirring story at the full strength of legend.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eThey were twins, so like in voice and look, in manner and motion, that one was easily mistaken for the other. The game was a part of their lives. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarguerite de Angeli \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e(1889–1987) was an American author and illustrator of children’s literature. Noteworthy among her many books are \u003ci\u003eThe Door in the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 1950 Newbery Award, and \u003ci\u003eYonie Wondernose \u003c\/i\u003eand a \u003ci\u003eBook of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which earned Caldecott Honors. Born in Lapeer, Michigan, de Angeli spent most of her adult life in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she and her husband of fifty-nine years, John, raised their six children.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220pp., illustrated with ribbon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685954086\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"shopify-section shopify-section--product\" id=\"shopify-section-template--18695608434907__main\"\u003e\n\u003csection data-aos-intersection=\"0.01\" data-tall-layout=\"true\" data-sticky-enabled=\"true\" data-section-id=\"template--18695608434907__main\" data-section-type=\"product-template\" data-enable-history-state=\"true\" class=\"section-padding product-single img-in aos-animate\" id=\"productTemplate--template--18695608434907__main\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-product=\"\" data-section-id=\"template--18695608434907__main\" class=\"product-single__wrapper product-single__wrapper--grid product-single__wrapper--large\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-collapsible-single=\"\" class=\"product-single__details\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-product-info=\"\" class=\"form__wrapper is-sticky\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-aos-order=\"7\" data-aos-anchor=\"#productTemplate--template--18695608434907__main\" data-aos=\"hero\" class=\"product__block product__description rte aos-animate\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/collections\/allta\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 148, 78);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eALLTA Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e| Book Five\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42861722599518,"sku":"978-1685954086","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/2929\/1614\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1333.jpg?v=1780986779","url":"https:\/\/nez-emporium.com\/products\/black-fox-of-lorne","provider":"Nez Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}