{"product_id":"9781439158326","title":"The Book of Love","description":"Maureen Paschal thought she might rest and work on her book after discovering the gospel written by Mary Magdalene that revealed Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married. The truth of their story rocked the world and made Maureen a target of those who did not like her discovery and a heroine to those who did. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Then Maureen receives a strange package containing what looks like an ancient letter written in Latin and signed with a symbol. She discovers that its author is an extraordinary woman whom history has overlooked -- or covered up -- Countess Matilda of Tuscany, and in the letter Matilda demands the return of her \"most precious books and documents.\" Maureen soon finds herself in a race across Italy and France, where hidden dangers await her and her lover, Bérenger, as they begin to realize that they are on the trail of another explosive discovery: the Book of Love, the Gospel written in Jesus' own hand. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As Maureen learns more about Matilda, an eleventhcentury warrior countess who was secretly married to a pope, she begins to see the eerie connections between herself and Matilda, connections she must trace to their source if she is to stop the wrong people from finding the Book of Love and hiding it forever. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Weaving together Matilda's little-known true story and Maureen's thrilling search, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Love\u003c\/i\u003e follows two amazing heroines as their stories intertwine through time. Maureen is immersed in the mysteries of the labyrinth, the beautiful poetry of the Song of Songs, the world's greatest art and architecture, and Matilda's amazing legacy...until a potentially fatal encounter reveals the Book of Love to Maureen -- and to the reader.","brand":"Touchstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157201109232,"sku":"9781439158326","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439158326_p0.jpg?v=1763757535","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439158326","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}