{"product_id":"2940148375005","title":"A Monk's Progress","description":"The year is 1762, and novice monk André Boulin des Barres spends his days and nights among brothers, transcribing ancient texts at a remote monastery in the nameless woods of Ambronay—a far cry from the opulent life he left behind as the son of a noble family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe often thinks of Julian Artaugn, his childhood best friend, now living a hedonist aristocrat’s life in the court of Louis XV at Versailles, and relishes his irreverent letters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Julian visits the abbey, André is elated to find that their bond is as strong as ever, but he soon finds that he’s not the only one whose eyes have been opened to new experiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd while some things about Julian may have changed, his charm and persuasive nature have not…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis stand-alone novelette is the prelude to a series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I see your breath quicken, André. Shall I tell you what I know of Zeus?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI looked away, for I could bring myself to do nothing else; I could not, somehow, bring myself to shake my head. Julian was before me in an instant, if that, and he moved well, like a combatant. I recalled his skill at sparring, how deft with a foil. He had always bested me. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was laughing, charmed by my discomfiture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tell me, André—” and though he did not touch me, a shudder passed through my frame. “—Shall I speak to you of unspeakable things?”\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anatole MacEllas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072597442800,"sku":"2940148375005","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148375005_p0.jpg?v=1763702240","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148375005","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}