{"product_id":"9780692589809","title":"Pride's Children: PURGATORY: (Book 1 of the Trilogy)","description":"\u003cb\u003eWHAT YOU \u003ci\u003eDO\u003c\/i\u003e WITH AN OBSESSION COUNTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eI, KARENNA ELIZABETH Ashe, being of sound mind, do... \u003ci\u003eBut that's it, isn't it? Being here proves I am not of sound mind...\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins Book 1 of the \u003ci\u003ePride's Children\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy: Kary immediately regrets the misplaced sense of \u003ci\u003enoblesse oblige\u003c\/i\u003e which compels her to appear, live on national television-at exorbitant personal cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat she cannot anticipate is an entanglement with Hollywood that may destroy her carefully-constructed solitudinarian life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA contemporary mainstream love story, in the epic tradition of \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e, and Dorothy L. Sayers' four-novel bond between Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane, \u003ci\u003ePride's Children\u003c\/i\u003e starts with a very public chance encounter, and will eventually stretch over three separate continents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e~ ~ ~\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColm Herron\u003c\/b\u003e, Irish author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wake (And What Jeremiah Did Next)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fabricator\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFurther Adventures of James Joyce\u003c\/i\u003e: \"I was there, Alicia. THERE, in that sweaty studio, aware of the audience, rooting for Kary, contemptuous of Dana until, well, until I saw for sure that she was more than a plastic chat-show hostess. I wondered what Andrew was thinking. I could guess. I think his snort was involuntary and then thought better of. No better tribute can I pay than all that I've written above. I don't make this comment idly. This to me is top gear.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerbert Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (Saskatchewan), reader: \"It definitely works for me. I feel Andrew's emotions, and feel for him. You have successfully given your readers a story that appeals to men and women. It is wonderfully written.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Pride's Children has helped me to look inside myself and see many things I need to see and deal with. I have never read a work of fiction that has touched me so powerfully! I love it and will be rereading many times.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. E. Hallows\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eRebellious Rogue\u003c\/i\u003e: \"I've just finished reading Pride's Children [Book 1]. That last chapter was beautiful. Probably the most moving chapter of all, which is a great way to end the story.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Gebhard\u003c\/b\u003e, American actor, screenwriter, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Steeps\u003c\/i\u003e: \"You're right-on. It's hard to believe you're not writing this from [a movie] set.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Oh, to be in a writer's head. Living amongst imaginary people. What could be better? But then comes the actual writing part. You caught it all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You really know how to write this stuff-like you were tucked in a coffee shop on Rodeo Drive (I lived in L.A. for five years).\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e~ ~ ~\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRATING: Sexual innuendo, mild swearing, occasional non-graphic violence (PG-13).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trilka Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49778315722992,"sku":"9780692589809","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692589809_p0.jpg?v=1780089996","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692589809","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}