{"product_id":"9781037203909","title":"The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Susanna Clarke\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 22 October 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury Circus) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e204 x 136 x 14 | 172g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell, an enchanting and haunting illustrated short story full of medieval magic**A small hardback edition featuring an afterword by the author**1110 A.D. The fairy host sweeps across the North of England and the city of Durham is under siege. Wearily the Bishop of Durham, Ranulf Flambard, prepares to surrender – something which proves far more difficult than he could have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis quest will lead him through a landscape of unco-operative rivers and enchanted forests to a New Castle on the banks of the River Tyne – where, with any luck, he will be received by a court of deceptive, would-be fairy queens, shape-shifting stags and a beautiful teenage Raven King.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA long-lost chapter in the lore of Jonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell, The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City is an enchanting and enchanted adventure into the magic of medieval England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Susanna Clarke:‘Spellbinding’ Dua Lipa‘A miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling’ Madeline Miller‘Clarke writes with an intelligence and beauty that seems at times miraculous’ Katherine Rundell\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49977712935171,"sku":"9781037203909","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781037203909.jpg?v=1792837075","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781037203909","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}