{"product_id":"the-black-mirror","title":"The Black Mirror","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable now for pre-order. Please note that all orders will be despatched after the publication date. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003eIn the dock stood a girl, but could she be the one who had lately entered and was seated between her female \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003ecompanions?…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e Even the judge, sitting in Mr. Justice Deidpole's seat, was unfamiliar, a wraith from another century. A faint perfume, as of herbs or wholesome flowers, stole to the young man's nostrils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003eWas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003eit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e reality, this scene, or a form of nightmare?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW246293310 BCX8\" data-ccp-props='{\"134245417\":false}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003eIn the 1930s, when a string of pearls is stolen from a wealthy guest at the Wheatsheaf hotel in Derriford, suspicion quickly falls on Ann Bacon, an 18-year-old\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003emaid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e. Though she protests her innocence, she is arrested and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003ehauled up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein front of the county court.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003eIn 1752, a rich\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003etraveller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estays at the Cock Inn just outside\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003ethe town\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e, where she, too, is relieved of her pearls. Everyone is convinced of the guilt of Patience Passey, an 18-year-old serving girl at the inn, and she too is arrested and tried at the local assizes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW246293310 BCX8\" data-ccp-props='{\"134245417\":false}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003eLinking the two eras is a marshal of the court who starts to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003erealise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehe may be the only person able to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003ewitness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246293310 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eboth cases first-hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW246293310 BCX8\" data-ccp-props='{\"134245417\":false}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"British Library Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55984884285825,"sku":"9780712369756","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0244\/8444\/6286\/files\/9780712369756WEB.jpg?v=1785159191","url":"https:\/\/shop.bl.uk\/products\/the-black-mirror","provider":"British Library Online Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}