{"product_id":"the-mirror-of-simple-souls-paperback-5","title":"The Mirror of Simple Souls - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAline Kiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan Emanuel\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A rich, surprising, and devastating story of a female institution long-forgotten.\" -- Marj Charlier, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rebel Nun\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA captivating story of love, jealousy and faith, set amid a community of independent women in medieval Paris -- the perfect summer read for fans of historical fiction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis thrilling, sensual evocation of medieval Paris sold over 100,000 copies in France and offers a fascinating insight into the world of the beguines -- communities of women who lived independently of men and successfully managed their own affairs all the way back in the Middle Ages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA heretical text, a vengeful husband, a forbidden love... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1310 and Paris is alive with talk of the trial of the Templars. Religious repression is on the rise, and the smoke of execution pyres blackens the sky above the city. But sheltered behind the walls of Paris's great beguinage, a community of women are still free to work, study and live their lives away from the domination of men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a wild, red-haired child clothed in rags arrives at the beguinage gate one morning, with a sinister Franciscan monk on her tail, she sets in motion a chain of events that will shatter the peace of this little world-plunging it into grave danger... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis rich historical drama makes a great summer read for fans of \u003ci\u003eHamnet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Apothecary, The Wolf Den, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow Bird Sings.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALINE KINER\u003c\/b\u003e (1959-2019) was born in Moselle, France. She later moved to Paris where she became editor-in-chief of special issues of the magazine Sciences et Avenir. \u003ci\u003eThe Mirror of Simple Souls\u003c\/i\u003e was the fruit of three years of research and writing on the beguines of Paris. It was a bestseller in France and won the Prix Culture et Bibliothèques. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUSAN EMANUEL (SUSAN BOYD-BOWMAN)\u003c\/b\u003e has been a French-to-English translator of academic and general audience books and articles for forty years. In 2022 she received an award from the French-American Foundation for two works of non-fiction. This is her first literary translation.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701564346464,"sku":"9781782278320","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mirror-of-simple-souls-paperback-5","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}