{"product_id":"9780413739100","title":"Observatory","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eObservatory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Daragh Carville\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gothic science-fiction thriller, Observatory details the entangled lives of four people across two centuries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObservatory is set at the Armagh Observatory and Museum for Astronomy and Natural Philosophy, in both 1799 and 1999. Historian Jon McKenna, hired to compile a computerised catalogue of the Observatory archives, finds his life becoming entangled with that of Nicola McLoughlin, assistant astronomer at the Observatory. Together they work to uncover the two-hundred-year-old story of astronomer Archibald Hamilton and his assistant Robert Hogg - man of science, man of God, and revolutionary. The Observatory, a symbol of both science and religion, becomes the setting for a powerful exploration of nationhood and revolution, love and betrayal.\"The writing is inspired, deceptively subtle behind its up-front bile and cracked humour\" (Guardian)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“The writing is inspired, deceptively subtle behind its up-front bile and cracked humour.” —\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780413739100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40594030985422,"sku":"9780413739100","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_ab2a60e8-743f-4da3-afdb-b373a76e061c.jpg?v=1637799316","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780413739100","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}