{"product_id":"canticle-9781966302414","title":"Canticle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER * LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION * \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eEDITORS’ CHOICE * \u003ci\u003eREAL SIMPLE\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOKS OF 2025 * SPOTIFY BEST DEBUTS OF 2025 * GOODREADS READERS’ MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF FALL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Atmospheric and unforgettable.”—\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA masterful debut novel following a spirited young woman’s explorations of faith, agency, and love in thirteenth-century Bruges.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAleys\n is sixteen years old and unusual: stubborn, bright, and prone to \nreligious visions. She and her only friend, Finn, a young scholar, have \nbeen learning Latin together in secret—but just as she thinks their \nconnection might become something more, everything unravels. When her \nfather promises her in marriage to a merchant she doesn’t love, she runs\n away from home, finding shelter among the beguines, a fiercely \nindependent community of religious women who refuse to answer to the \nChurch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong these hardworking and strong-willed women, Aleys \nglimpses for the first time the joys of belonging: a life of song, \nmeaning, and friendship in the markets and along the canals of Bruges. \nBut forces both mystical and political are at work. Illegal translations\n of scripture, the women’s independence, and a sudden rash of miracles \nall draw the attention of an ambitious bishop—and bring Aleys and those \naround her into ever-increasing danger, a danger that will push Aleys to\n a new understanding of love and sacrifice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrounded in the \nlittle-told stories of medieval women—mystics, saints, anchoresses, and \nbeguines—and introducing a major new talent, \u003ci\u003eCanticle\u003c\/i\u003e is a luminous work of historical fiction, vividly evoking a world on the verge of transformation.","brand":"Janet Rich Edwards","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49146985775355,"sku":"9781966302414","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_15fb32d6-3a5a-44be-aabe-167c389e7a39.jpg?v=1785964338","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/canticle-9781966302414","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}