{"product_id":"night-owl-book-club-online-the-pretender-monday-25th-may","title":"Night Owl Book Club - Online - The Pretender - Monday 25th May","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin us for our first online Night Owl book club on Monday, 25th May, when we'll be meeting at 8.30 pm to discuss \u003cem\u003eThe Pretender\u003c\/em\u003e by Jo Harkin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurchase a copy of the book from Night Owl Books via this page and receive a free ticket for our online book club event. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopies are available for collection from the bookshop around publication day (2nd April) or alternatively, please select a shipping option to have the book posted to you. If you live outside the UK, or would prefer to read the book in another format, please select a 'ticket only' option.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe'll be meeting online using Google Meet, and you will be emailed a link to join us the day before. Please note that the book club will not be recorded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWolf Hall meets Demon Copperhead in a sharply ambitious, brilliantly imagined and hugely entertaining story of intrigue, deceit, revenge and ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNAMED AS BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePICKED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 BY THE GUARDIAN AND THE SUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WINSTON GRAHAM HISTORICAL PRIZE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT HISTORICAL FICTION PRIZE 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1483. The English throne is in peril. Peasant boy and pretender John Collan is faced with two options.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea) Become king\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eb) Die trying\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat could possibly go wrong?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeething with revenge and machination, sparkling with wit and humanity, and roaring with adventure and bravado, The Pretender is the captivating true story of a young man tossed into the chaos of history as it happens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback, 464 pages, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003epublishing on the 2nd April 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFAQs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhich platform will the meeting be held on?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe'll be meeting online using Google Meet. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Will the book club be recorded?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo encourage a live discussion (just like our book clubs in the bookshop!), we will not be recording the meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Can I attend the meeting without buying a copy of the book?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course! Please select a 'ticket only' option on this page. If you would prefer to listen to the audiobook or e-book, could we suggest two brilliant independent companies \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/xigxag.co.uk\/audiobook\/the-pretender-9781526678324\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003exigxag\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/8878\/9781526678331\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- \u003ci\u003eWe'd like to attend as a couple and share a copy of the book - is that possible?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course! You can order one copy of the book via this page, and one 'ticket only' option.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- \u003ci\u003eI'm no longer able to attend - could I get a refund?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, due to the high cost of card processing and refund fees, tickets are non-refundable. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- How long will the book club be?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe anticipate that it will last one hour to one and half hours. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Night Owl Books","offers":[{"title":"Purchase book","offer_id":56756889649530,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket only","offer_id":56756889682298,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/2178\/1163\/files\/NightOwlBookClubThePretenderbyJoHarkin_1_fb280463-1afb-472e-8e7b-41b183ad4916.png?v=1774894982","url":"https:\/\/nightowlbooks.co.uk\/products\/night-owl-book-club-online-the-pretender-monday-25th-may","provider":"Night Owl Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}