{"product_id":"books-women-in-the-wall-by-julia-o-faolain","title":"Women in the Wall","description":"'I  am hungry for your presence. I hanker for the great blaze of your  glance which when you turn it on me, will burn out the husk of my body  and draw my soul to you.'  Julia O'Faolian's second  novel, first published in 1973, offers a rich, vivid portrait of the  political and religious turmoil of sixth-century Gaul, wherein we find  Radegunda, wife of King Clotair having been seized by him as a prize of  war. Radegunda builds a convent, a refuge for the Brides of Christ, and  there becomes renowned for her austerity and mysticism. Her religion,  however, is fanatical, and her quest for sainthood will serve to  undermine the seeming calm of the retreat she has made.  'Vibrant and strange... [a] journey into a darker, wilder moment of history.' Sarah Dunant, Guardian","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53674491183377,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780571281534_6fa2170c-d1a5-4b65-98dd-fc5fcd6325cb.jpg?v=1781533308","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-women-in-the-wall-by-julia-o-faolain","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}