{"product_id":"9781472232519","title":"The Book Of Longings","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn inspiring story set in the first century AD about a woman who finds her voice and her destiny, from author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings\u003cbr\u003eAna is born in Galilee at a time when women are seen as possessions, only leaving their fathers' homes to marry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAna longs to control her destiny. Taught to read despite her mother's misgivings, she wants to be a writer and to find her own voice. A voice that will speak for the silenced women around her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetrothed to an elderly widower, Ana almost despairs. But an encounter with a charismatic young carpenter in Nazareth awakens new longings in her, and a different future opens up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet this is not a simple love story. Ana's journey will bring both joy and tragedy, but it will also be enriched by the female friendships she makes along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Book of Longings is an exquisite tale of dreams and desire, and of the power of women to change the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Sue+Monk+Kidd\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eSue Monk Kidd\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sue Monk Kidd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378860572835,"sku":"9781472232519","price":305.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781472232519_9c6c88ee-886f-448c-9b2f-91312d0b4906.jpg?v=1776543494","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781472232519","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}