{"title":"Home page","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"i-stopped-time-by-jane-davis","title":"I Stopped Time - Edwardian Historical Fiction by Jane Davis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Touching, exciting, romantic and tender, this novel shines in the deft hands of its author.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Compulsion Reads\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Fiction from an Award-Winning Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the villain of your childhood turned out to be someone really rather extraordinary?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisgraced politician Sir James Hastings is resigned to living out his retirement in a secluded Surrey village. 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