{"product_id":"9781529942873","title":"Every Valley : The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times that Made Handel’s Messiah","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: King, Charles\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUnited Kingdom, Great Britain\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 November 2025 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 197 x 32 | 274g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55919480078660,"sku":"9781529942873","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9781529942873.jpg?v=1762877452","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.com\/products\/9781529942873","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}