{"product_id":"mary-anne-1","title":"Mary Anne","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrade Paperback - New\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This novel catches fire'\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDISCOVER THIS THRILLING STORY OF DESIRE AND AMBITION FROM THE AUTHOR OF\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eREBECCA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe set men's hearts on fire and scandalized a country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Regency London, the only way for a woman to succeed is to beat men at their own game. So when Mary Anne Clarke seeks an escape from her squalid surroundings in Bowling Inn Alley, she ventures first into the scurrilous world of the pamphleteers. Her personal charms are such, however, before long she is noticed by the Duke of York.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith her taste for luxury and power, Mary Anne, now a royal mistress, must aim higher. Her lofty connections allow her to establish a thriving trade in military commissions, provoking a scandal that rocks the government and brings personal disgrace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA vivid portrait of overweening ambition, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Anne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is set during the Napoleonic Wars and based on the life of du Maurier's own great-great-grandmother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'With unfailing du Maurier skill, the author has coupled family interest with dramatic sense' ELIZABETH BOWEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daphne du Maurier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45962101030965,"sku":null,"price":25.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/1622\/8661\/files\/Screenshot2026-09-01at8.43.21PM.png?v=1788317043","url":"https:\/\/daisychainbook.co\/products\/mary-anne-1","provider":"Daisy Chain Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}