{"product_id":"9781466920712","title":"A Wife There Was","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e'Alison,' says her father, 'will be brought up as a boy.'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e But this unwanted daughter is her own person.\u003cbr\u003e A rebellious child, then a feisty woman.\u003cbr\u003e challenging all male authority,\u003cbr\u003e scorning the church's ideals of virginity and chastity,\u003cbr\u003e embracing avidly the forbidden pleasures of sexuality.\u003cbr\u003e Many husbands come her way - some by chance, some by choice.\u003cbr\u003e So too does love - at its best, at its worst. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Born into a turbulent age\u003cbr\u003e of never-ending war, relentless bubonic plague,\u003cbr\u003e political unrest and fierce heresy-hunting,\u003cbr\u003e Alison is very much a 14th century woman. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e And yet...\u003cbr\u003e her resilience and survival are timeless \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Her life is haunted by conflict\u003cbr\u003e between robust carnality\u003cbr\u003e and a yearning for the serenity of spirituality\u003cbr\u003e that she never finds. The years bring bleak inner journeys darkened by\u003cbr\u003e sorrow and loss and buried secrets. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e And yet, and yet...\u003cbr\u003e come what may, Alison's abounding joy\u003cbr\u003e is a light that never dims for long. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Trafford Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141370134768,"sku":"9781466920712","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466920712_p0.jpg?v=1763688437","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466920712","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}