{"product_id":"avignon-the-long-road-home-hardcover","title":"Avignon The Long Road Home - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Lupton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephanie Slagle\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Sainsbury\u003c\/b\u003e (Cover Design by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Teen. Fourteenth-Century France. Hunted by king and pope. One backpack. No way home.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Delacroix is a high school senior researching medieval France for a history fair project when a tragic accident at a Renaissance fair changes everything. When he awakens, he finds himself stranded in the early 1300s, deep in the heart of a world he thought existed only in books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with nothing more than his backpack and a notebook filled with research, Stephen must learn to survive in a dangerous and unfamiliar age. Guided by a compassionate monk, he struggles to adapt to medieval life while searching for a way back home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut history is far more complicated-and far more dangerous-than he ever imagined.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Stephen becomes entangled with the Knights Templar and caught between the ambitions of a king and the authority of the pope, he discovers that knowledge of the future can be both a gift and a curse. Every choice carries consequences, and every step forward draws him deeper into a world of loyalty, sacrifice, faith, and adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow a wanted man, Stephen must decide whom he can trust-and whether the road ahead will lead him to death, to love, or, if fortune allows, back home.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy historical fiction, time travel, medieval adventure, and stories of courage, faith, and self-discovery.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvignon: The Long Road Home is the first novel in the Delacroix Chronicles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 386\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50983705706635,"sku":"9798995833802","price":41.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/qHtDu2hkBe9798995833802.webp?v=1793300159","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/avignon-the-long-road-home-hardcover","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}