{"product_id":"scarpia","title":"Scarpia","description":"\u003cp\u003eMan is a delicate mechanism...he can easily be set off course. It is the\u003cbr\u003e\n late 18th century and a young Sicilian nobleman, Vitellio Scarpia, \u003cbr\u003e\nfinds himself penniless and in disgrace on the streets of Rome. After \u003cbr\u003e\nleaving his home to pursue a military career, his impulsive and \u003cbr\u003e\nundisciplined nature has led to his expulsion from Spanish royal guard, \u003cbr\u003e\nand he must now seek his fortune in Italy; a fortune inseparably bound \u003cbr\u003e\nup with the ruler of the Eternal City, the Pope. Scarpia enrols in the \u003cbr\u003e\nPapal army and becomes the lover of an alluring countess who introduces \u003cbr\u003e\nhim into Roman society with its blend of religiosity, sophistication and\u003cbr\u003e\n intrigue.  Half-enthralled, half-appalled, Scarpia enjoys the life of \u003cbr\u003e\nthe decadent city, learning in due course that as an unsophisticated \u003cbr\u003e\nprovincial he is no match for the worldliness of Rome. Patronized by a \u003cbr\u003e\npowerful Cardinal, Scarpia is sent on a mission to Venice, where he \u003cbr\u003e\nencounters the beautiful, exquisitely gifted singer, Floria Tosca. As \u003cbr\u003e\nthe armies of revolutionary France invade Italy, and war and revolution \u003cbr\u003e\nengulf the whole peninsula, the lives of the two become fatefully \u003cbr\u003e\nentwined. Piers Paul Read brilliantly reimagines the infamous villain of\u003cbr\u003e\n Puccini's opera, Tosca, telling a story that shines a light into the \u003cbr\u003e\ndusty corridors of history and the dark corners of the human soul.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piers Paul Read","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44225527283772,"sku":"9781408867501","price":1017.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/paul.jpg?v=1776773028","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/scarpia","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}