{"product_id":"o-mercador-de-la","title":"The wool merchant","description":"Considered one of the greatest names in historical fiction in her country, Italian author Valeria Montaldi made her Brazilian debut with The English Monk, whose protagonist Friar Matthew has been compared to the monk William of Baskerville from Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose for its richness and complexity. Editora Record is now releasing the first mystery starring the character. Winner of the Ostia Mare di Roma, Frignano, and Città di Cuneo awards, THE WOOL MERCHANT was a huge success in Italy, selling over 80,000 copies. In 13th-century Europe, Friar Matthew leaves his monastery in England and sets off on a long and grueling journey to the Alps, carrying with him a terrible prophecy and remorse for having offered protection to a woman accused of witchcraft. After encountering prostitutes and thieves and experiencing the hospitality of noble castellans and poor peasants, he arrives in Felik, a small Germanic community at the foot of the Ice Mountains. The town is shrouded in a sinister atmosphere, and its inhabitants are cold and indifferent. Hermann, the village's richest merchant, spares no effort to obtain the coveted title of nobility. Sibilla is in a forbidden romance with Hermann's son, Leonhardt, and is forced to fight to defend her freedom and her love. Ingrid, tormented by her envy of Sibilla, is willing to do anything to win the young man's heart. Until the day a thick snow, seemingly tinged with red, begins to fall over the village... Possessing a surprising narrative skill combined with perfect historical documentation, the author describes, in a setting of great beauty, a vivid portrait of medieval daily life, where intrigue and passion are woven, and love and adventure are intensely experienced.","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175418118396,"sku":"9788501086525","price":59.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/cc0405df14878893ba42c4e08a5288de_9320288a-cdae-4807-a961-7101bc0c746e.jpg?v=1783702767","url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/products\/o-mercador-de-la","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}