{"product_id":"9781035052639-private-man","title":"A Private Man","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exquisite slow-burn forbidden love story between a Catholic priest and a teacher, laced with passion and faith, set between Rome and England during the tumultuous 20th century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in mid-century Rome and England, this forbidden slow-burn love story will take your breath away\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A truly impressive debut novel, one I could see appearing on the Booker longlist' – \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It’s a rare pleasure to read this novel' - \u003cb\u003eSarah Moss\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRome, 1953. David is young, handsome, charismatic and sworn to celibacy. He is freshly ordained, and about to return to England to begin life as a priest. Devotion to God is all he’s ever known.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn London, Margaret is entangled in an impossible love affair. Committed to living on her own terms without sacrificing her faith, she becomes drawn to a women’s movement challenging the archaic rules of the Church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen their lives are thrown together at a Catholic college in a quiet village, an undeniable connection forms between them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephanie Sy-Quia’s \u003ci\u003eA Private Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning story of devotion and sacrifice, and of the consequences of our actions that ripple throughout generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS LOVE \u003ci\u003eA PRIVATE MAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Lives and breathes along with you as you read’\u003cbr\u003e‘Radiating warmth, tinged by inevitable sadness. I loved it’\u003cbr\u003e‘Beautifully written and deeply moving’\u003cbr\u003e‘A work of quiet power that leaves you bereft at its end’\u003cbr\u003e‘I just love everything about this book’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57630969168246,"sku":"9781035052639","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035052639-private-man","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}