{"product_id":"9781529942873","title":"Every Valley : The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times that Made Handel’s Messiah","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eby King, Charles \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUnited Kingdom, Great Britain\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished 06\/11\/2025 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003c\/p\u003e129 x 197 x 32mm | 274g\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery Valley is a glittering narrative history of intertwined lives that tells the story behind one of the greatest pieces of music ever written, Handel's Messiah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A delicious history of music, power, love, genius, royalty and adventure. Unforgettable.’ SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORELondon - Dublin, 1741-42.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn actress mired in scandal plans her escape from an abusive husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA penniless sea captain sets out to rescue the city’s abandoned infants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn African Muslim and former captive in the colonies becomes a celebrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA grieving political dissident seeks release from his torment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd a great composer to kings – George Frideric Handel – now ill and straining to keep an audience’s attention, faces a decision that will secure his place in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the extraordinary story of Handel's Messiah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A mesmerizing journey through one of the most fascinating and creative moments in human history’ AMANDA FOREMAN‘Riveting’ The Times Book of the Week'Fascinating . . . cinematic . . . truly informative, imaginative and engaging' Financial Times'An absolute delight' PETER FRANKOPAN\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tales on Market Street","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43491399434446,"sku":"9781529942873","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7727\/4318\/files\/9781529942873.jpg?v=1776349301","url":"https:\/\/top-hatandtales.co.uk\/products\/9781529942873","provider":"Top Hat \u0026 Tales","version":"1.0","type":"link"}