{"product_id":"may-we-feed-the-king-by-rebecca-perry-hc","title":"May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry (HC)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShe is a curator, who spends her time dressing the rooms of historic buildings to bring them to life. But in the lush private quarters of a medieval palace, she finds herself so transfixed by the reign of an almost-forgotten King that the edges of her life begin to blur.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHe is a reluctant ruler with no hunger for power, rushed to the throne after the untimely deaths of his older brothers. But it isn't long before whispers begin to fly around the court. And with the growing belief that the King is not fit for the throne comes the idea that another might rule in his stead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMay We Feed the King\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edances between the lives of a historical subject who risks the future of his kingdom and a woman who turns to the past to hide from her present. Laced with desire and longing, it is a playful, stirring meditation on history and storytelling: on what makes a King 'Great', and a life meaningful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\"A unique debut executed with richness and perfection\" Jack at Waterstones Victoria\u003cbr\u003e\"Beautiful, artistic, philosophical, curious and soothing\" Helen at Waterstones Leeds\u003cbr\u003e\"A story of inspiration, love and finding yourself again.\" - \u003cem\u003eOleksandra at Waterstones Bishop's Stortford\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003eMay We Feed the King\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis exquisite\u003cspan\u003e, every detail, object, image, and feeling startlingly precise, illuminated from within. I entered the novel easily, and, once there, the world outside its pages faded blissfully away. It was the only place I wanted to be, the only book I wanted to be reading. \" -\u003cem\u003e Amina Cain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An \u003c\/span\u003earresting and daringly imaginative\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emeditation on history, duty, masculinity and the stories we are drawn to. In gorgeously measured prose, the novel sets the historical alongside the fabular to conjure a world of intrigue and detail.\" -\u003cem\u003e Daisy Lafarge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardcover Edition\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: 1st\u003cbr\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e978-1803513867\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Page \u0026 Turner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45184059605200,"sku":null,"price":1799.0,"currency_code":"PHP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8000\/5328\/files\/IMG_5589.jpg?v=1790239568","url":"https:\/\/pageandturner.ph\/products\/may-we-feed-the-king-by-rebecca-perry-hc","provider":"Page \u0026 Turner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}