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Explore the programme below and be among the first to discover the books Salt is bringing to readers in 2027.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/7222\/files\/che-newsletter_480x480.png?v=1719506934\" alt=\"Chris Hamilton-Emery\" width=\"150px\" id=\"no-shadow\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Hamilton-Emery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirector, Salt\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"immortal-diamond-9781784634087","title":"Immortal Diamond","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThe jewel was a fake. The Empire was the lie.\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e1909: in a villa in South Ascot, an extraordinary secret is about to be shared. Princess Sophia Duleep Singh – suffragette, firebrand, daughter of the last Maharajah of the Punjab – arrives with a burden that could threaten the foundations of the British Monarchy. 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