{"product_id":"9780060559137","title":"Holy Fools : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHoly Fools\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Joanne Harris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoanne Harris, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eChocolat\u003c\/em\u003e, presents her most accomplished novel yet -- an intoxicating concoction that blends theology and reason, deception and masquerade, with a dash of whimsical humor and a soupçon of sensuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritanny, 1610. Juliette, a one-time actress and rope dancer, is forced to seek refuge among the sisters of the abbey of Sainte Marie-de-la-mer. Reinventing herself as Soeur Auguste,  Juliette makes a new life for herself and her young daughter, Fleur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the kindly abbess dies, Juliette's comfortable existence begins to unravel. The abbey's new leader is the daughter of a corrupt noble family, and she arrives with a ghost from Juliette's past -- Guy LeMerle, a man she has every reason to fear and hate.\u003c\/p\u003eThis P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Holy Fools is rich in style and nuance . . . an engaging, compelling read.”\u003cbr\u003e“HOLY FOOLS is exciting and dramatic and romantic.”\u003cbr\u003e“An inventive meditation on morality and passion that surprises with a wholly uncompromising ending.”\u003cbr\u003e“A uniquely vivid, emotionally ripe, verbal feast for the imagination.”\u003cbr\u003e“Compelling . . . a layered, mesmerizing gothic thriller.”\u003cbr\u003e“[A] fanciful soufflé of sex and intrigue in seventeenth-century France.”\u003cbr\u003e“Harris’s robust humor and whimsical fantasy suits this take of seventeenth-century France.”\u003cbr\u003e“Rapturous ...A dark, seductive exploration of passion and repression that plumbs the depths of the human psyche.”\u003cbr\u003e“Harris is at her best in re-creating a real sense of France.”\u003cbr\u003e“A page-turner with an irresistible plot, unforgettable characters and believable settings.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060559137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41019437973710,"sku":"9780060559137","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060559137.jpg?v=1647485551","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060559137","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}