{"product_id":"the-bishop-of-durham-attempts-to-surrender-the-city-signed-copy","title":"The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City - Signed Copy","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"264\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"264\"\u003eSIGNED HARDBACK PRE-ORDER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"369\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"369\"\u003eSigned Hardback Pre-Order | \u003cem data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"349\"\u003eThe Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City\u003c\/em\u003e by Susanna Clarke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"553\"\u003ePre-order a signed hardback copy of \u003cem data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"460\"\u003eThe Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City\u003c\/em\u003e by Susanna Clarke, the bestselling author of \u003cem data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"516\"\u003ePiranesi\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"552\"\u003eJonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"758\"\u003ePublished by Bloomsbury Circus, this 96-page hardback is a beautifully compact new release blending contemporary fiction and fantasy with Susanna Clarke’s distinctive imagination, wit and literary style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"892\"\u003eA brilliant collectible edition for fans of magical storytelling, elegant fantasy and one of Britain’s most original modern writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"1008\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"915\"\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22 October 2026. All signed hardback pre-orders will be dispatched as soon as stock arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1010\" data-end=\"1136\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eSecure your signed copy today from an independent UK bookshop. Carefully packaged to ensure it arrives in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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 magic1110 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.His 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.A 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.Praise 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":"Clarke, Susanna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56740041228674,"sku":"9781037203909","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9781037203909.jpg?v=1782824734","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-bishop-of-durham-attempts-to-surrender-the-city-signed-copy","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}