{"product_id":"2940169326147","title":"Unworthy: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Catholic priest struggles with memories of an illicit romance in 1970s New York in this powerfully intimate novel of faith and doubt, guilt and love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York in the late 70s: fiscal crisis, rising crime, the great blackout of '77amp;mdash;the city seemed to be on an irreversible decline that was battering its very soul. And, to put it mildly, sin was everywhere. Against this backdrop we meet Abram Singer, a Catholic priest with an unusual name and a very dark secret. Born to an absentee Jewish father and a devout Irish mother, Abram always felt like an outsider, someone standing between two worlds. Raised Catholic, he found himself drawn to the meaningful structure of the seminary and became a Manhattan parish priest. Guided by a genuine faith in God, Abram's sincerest wish is to do His work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Abram is not without his human failings, primary of which is lust. Despite his vow of chastity, he is irresistibly attracted to women and has a long-standing relationship with a young woman named Lisa, whom he loves passionately. Their romance, Abram feels, bears the hallmarks of all of his gravest weaknessesamp;mdash;doubt, hypocrisy, and an inability to renounce his own sin. These misgivings threaten to overwhelm him when a stranger calls Abram at the parish threatening to expose his liaison, forcing him to decide whether the risks of continuing with Lisa have become simply too great.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold entirely in Abram's straightforward, self-aware voice, \u003ci\u003eUnworthy\u003c\/i\u003e is both a riveting, morally complex narrative about the nature of faith, loyalty, and identity, and a gritty period piece about a man trying to make his way in one of America's greatest cities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104452952304,"sku":"2940169326147","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169326147_p0.jpg?v=1763679708","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169326147","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}