{"product_id":"2940033004676","title":"Pilgrimage","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrance, 1295. Jean Bellimont leads a quiet, contented life as scribe to the Bishop of Troyes and husband to his wife, Marguerite. Suddenly his world is turned upside down when he is accosted by a small beggar woman on his way home from work one evening. He retaliates by knocking her to the ground – then watches appalled as her lifeblood ebbs away before his eyes. Looking up, he meets the gaze of the woman’s young daughter watching from the shadow of a nearby doorway. He flees the scene in a blind panic, but is later overcome with remorse. His guilt becomes so overwhelming that he eventually realises there is only one path to redemption – to undertake a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus the little scribe is forced to leave his wife and children to undertake a life-changing journey. On the way he is charged with retrieving a stolen relic, becomes involved in deadly disputes between the Church and heresy, and befriends a nun, a former crusader, a heretic, and a hunchbacked dwarf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith parts of the novel based on historical fact (including details of the pilgrimage route to Compostella, Cathar heretics, and the second Crusade), the novel draws a convincing picture of a 13th century pilgrimage, wrapped within a compelling story of true drama lasting right up to the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePilgrimage is the first of the Jean Bellimont novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat some readers have had to say:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Remarkable story of great historical value. Stunningly realistic description of the Christian world in the middle ages.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What an ending!!! I enjoyed this book so much.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trevor Whitton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154483069168,"sku":"2940033004676","price":2.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940033004676_p0.jpg?v=1763655815","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940033004676","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}