{"product_id":"9781847175021","title":"Sold into Marriage: One Girl's Living Nightmare","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1973 a sixteen-year-old Irish schoolgirl was sold into marriage by her father. Her groom was a farmer almost four times her age. Despite a pre-nuptial agreement guaranteeing that there would be no sex, her husband raped her repeatedly. He also beat her.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAlthough she made desperate pleas for help, the legal system, the police and the clergy failed to come to her aid. \u003cem\u003eSold into Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of that girl's loveless marriage, as told to journalist Sean Boyne, her rape, subsequent pregnancy and suicide attempt and her eventual escape to London and freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Irish American Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136011878640,"sku":"9781847175021","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781847175021_p0.jpg?v=1763746952","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781847175021","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}