{"product_id":"9781399731065","title":"Emily Maguire - Rapture","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Emily Maguire. Themes include Fiction, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends \u0026amp; Mythology, Historical, Medieval, Literary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐ Longlisted for the Stella Prize\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ⭐ Shortlisted for the Abia Literary Fiction Book of the Year award \u003cbr\u003e 'A complex heroine who wrestles with the demands of faith, lust and ambition... A forceful wonder'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Historical Fiction Book of the Month\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A gripping, gorgeous story of faith and feminism... A rapturous read'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Mesmerising from beginning to end'\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlamour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A spectacular story of shape-shifting, love and faith . . . It enthralled me'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJessie Burton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Miniaturist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe House of Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Astonishing . . . a scorching vision of a book'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Wood, Booker-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eStone Yard Devotional\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A fierce, sexy, heady maelstrom of a book. It sucked me in from the first page'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKiran Millwood Hargrave, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The legend is only the beginning . . . \u003cbr\u003e Ninth-century Mainz, in the heart of the Holy Roman Empire.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Agnes is the motherless child of an English priest - a wild and brilliant girl with a deep, visceral love of God. But when tragedy strikes, she is suddenly forced to choose between what is expected of her and the life she has always dreamed of. Determined to find her own freedom, she disguises herself as a man, securing a place at the revered Fulda monastery and forever altering the course of her existence.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thus begins the life of John the Englishman: a matchless scholar and scribe of Fulda, then a charismatic heretic in an Athens commune and, by her middle years, a celebrated teacher in Rome. There, she dazzles the Church hierarchy with her knowledge of the old and new languages of Europe, theology and Church law, and finds herself at the heart of political intrigue in a city where gossip is a powerful - and deadly - currency.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e And when the only person who knows her identity arrives in Rome, she will risk everything to once again feel what it is to be known - and loved.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMore praise for \u003ci\u003eRapture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'All the hallmarks of a great thriller - such tension - mixed with the quiet, confident beauty of Agnes' voice - her fury and her love'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEvie Wyld, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Echoes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Bold and unexpected, \u003ci\u003eRapture\u003c\/i\u003e buzzes with life and energy . . . Extraordinary'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRosanna Pike, instant \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Little Trickerie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Emily Maguire has created an earthy, visceral, and sensual tale, full of devotion, intrigue and passion . . . A stunning novel'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eVictoria Mackenzie, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eFor Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA note from the author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eRapture \u003ci\u003eis inspired by a thousand year-old story about a clever girl who dresses as a man to follow her lover to a monastery where she becomes a brilliant scholar and teacher, and eventually ends up - still in careful disguise - the most powerful person in Rome.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I feel like this is the book I've been working towards for my whole writing life. The story of an ambitious woman in a world where women are supposed to be modest. A woman whose mind refuses to accept a small life, and whose body is reviled while remaining, for her, a source of great joy. A woman, who, like so many oppressed people throughout history, finds a way to subvert and resist. To be who she is without permission or approval.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In\u003c\/i\u003e Rapture \u003ci\u003ethis legendary, much-argued over figure is a flesh-and-blood woman of ingenuity, purpose and passion. Her name is Agnes, and I'm excited for you to meet her.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58012841247094,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781399731065.jpg?v=1780502378","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781399731065","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}