{"product_id":"9781782279693","title":"The Samurai of the Red Carnation","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Theriault, Denis \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 19 June 2025 by Pushkin Press in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 | 0g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A charming, magical journey through medieval Japan' Sean Lusk An irresistibly romantic historical adventure by the author of the international bestseller The Peculiar Life of a Lonely PostmanMatsuo is expected to become a samurai, like his father before him. But as he is training in the art of war, he realises he was destined for a different art altogether. Turning his back on his future as a warrior of the sword, he decides to do battle with words instead, as a poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatsuo's quest to find his true self, and his true love, takes him through bloody battlefields and burning cities. But his ultimate test will be the uta awase - a tournament where Japan's greatest poets engage in fierce verbal combat for the honour of victory, and where Matsuo will find himself fighting for his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR THE SAMURAI OF THE RED CARNATION 'A likeable mixture of picaresque adventure and poetry'Sunday Times 'A combination of swoony romance, swashbuckling adventure and traditional tanka verse'  Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46922381459715,"sku":"9781782279693","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781782279693.jpg?v=1749635749","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781782279693","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}