{"product_id":"crow-court","title":"Crow Court","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet largely in 1840s Dorset, Charman’s beautifully constructed narrative charts the long-reaching effects that ripple from an act of violence at the heart of a community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER 2022 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpring, 1840. In the Dorset market town of Wimborne Minster, a young choirboy drowns himself. Soon after, the choirmaster-a belligerent man with a vicious reputation-is found murdered, in a discovery tainted as much by relief as it is by suspicion. The gaze of the magistrates falls on four local men, whose decisions will reverberate through the community for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo begins the chronicle of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrow Court\u003c\/i\u003e, unravelling over fourteen delicately interwoven episodes, the town of Wimborne their backdrop: a young gentleman and his groom run off to join the army; a sleepwalking cordwainer wakes on his wife's grave; desperate farmhands emigrate. We meet the composer with writer's block; the smuggler; a troupe of actors down from London; and old Art Pugh, whose impoverished life has made him hard to amuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, justice waits...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Inventive, original and deeply moving. There is a warmth and humanity, an acceptance of the vagaries and challenges of life' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlice Jolly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Clever, elegantly constructed, utterly convincing'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'As gripping as Hilary Mantel and as convincing as Sarah Perry . . . debut novels shouldn't be this perfectly formed' \u003cstrong\u003eBen Myers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Clever, page-turning, original . . . beautifully written' \u003cstrong\u003eJane Harris\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Exactly observed, densely textured and richly flavoured . . .\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCrow Court\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eis throbbing with life' \u003cstrong\u003eRick Gekoski\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHardback: 336pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublished: Wilton Square (January 2021)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e9781783529100\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePaperback: 336pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublished: Wilton Square (February 2022)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e9781800180901\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilton Square","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54489164153159,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54489164185927,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/3784\/1223\/files\/CrowCourt_Cover.jpg?v=1785617556","url":"https:\/\/wiltonsquarebooks.com\/products\/crow-court","provider":"Wilton Square","version":"1.0","type":"link"}