{"product_id":"9781555847678","title":"A Stolen Tongue","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Part rollicking historical potboiler, part theological mystery” from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dress Lodger\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mammoth Cheese\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA riveting mystery that recalls the work of Umberto Eco and Barry Unsworth, \u003ci\u003eA Stolen Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e is the captivating debut novel that launched critically acclaimed author Sheri Holman’s literary career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1483, Father Felix Fabri sails from Germany to Mount Sinai on a pilgrimage to venerate the relics of Saint Katherine of Alexandria. But at each of the shrines he visits throughout Greece and Palestine, he finds that the remains of Katherine’s body are being stolen piece by piece: her hand, her ear, and then her tongue vanish from their holy resting places. Desperate to discover the thief and save his saint from such appalling desecration, Felix is thrust into a strange mystery that takes him across the desert and plumbs the depths of his soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Holman seduces you into a world of priests, rogues, saints, a world bright with horizon, wonder, piety. Her prose, tart, racy, and somber, will sing in your soul a long while.”—Frank McCourt, Pulitzer Prize-winning, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAngela’s Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Holman tells a fascinating story. From the opening scene in Crete to the harrowing finale in the Sinai desert, she knows how to create suspense.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sheri Holman writes with extraordinary assurance and style.”—Miranda Seymour, author of \u003ci\u003eBugatti Queen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The best historical thriller I have read since Umberto Eco’s \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/i\u003e.”—Alain de Botton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Course of Love\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132619014384,"sku":"9781555847678","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555847678_p0.jpg?v=1763755717","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555847678","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}