{"product_id":"ancient-pride-paperback","title":"Ancient Pride - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Fridgen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo gay teens. Alone, they're trapped. Together, they're exposed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen-year-old John Paul lives under the unforgiving rules of a Catholic upbringing, hiding who he is. Jayme, also sixteen, is pushed by his extreme leftist parents to become transgender.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the refuge of a used bookstore, the two gay teens bond over a historical book, \u003ci\u003eAncient Pride\u003c\/i\u003e. It tells about forbidden love of prominent gay figures of the past, but in the present it sparks something more dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe boys' connection is discovered and promptly tested by the extremes of their families' control. John Paul is confined to a Catholic \"therapy center,\" where he lives as the home's first-and only-patient. Jayme is thrust into his father's political campaign as a liberal prop. Every choice to claim their identities draws them deeper into danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd soon, the only thing standing between them and disaster, coming of age fiction, is the love they find in each other and the lessons found in \u003ci\u003eAncient Pride\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 394\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68358543212767,"sku":"9798986314822","price":25.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/XOVTzkN2wn9798986314822.webp?v=1793537460","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/ancient-pride-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}