{"product_id":"nuns-and-soldiers-paperback","title":"Nuns and Soldiers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling meditation on love and honor, greed and generosity, passion and death, from the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sea, The Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in London and in the South of France, this brilliantly structured novel centers on two women: Gertrude Openshaw, bereft from the recent death of her husband, yet awakening to passion; and Anne Cavidge, who has returned in doubt from many years in a nunnery, only to encounter her personal Christ. A fascinating array of men and women hover in urgent orbit around them: the \"Count,\" a lonely Pole obsessively reliving his émigré father's patriotic anguish; Tim Reede, a seedy yet appealing artist, and Daisy, his mistress; the manipulative Mrs. Mount; and many other magically drawn characters moving between desire and obligation, guilt and joy. This edition of \u003ci\u003eNuns and Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e includes a new introduction by renowned religious historian Karen Armstrong.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51374199046367,"sku":"9780142180099","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/TtvF7UB6Ym9780142180099.webp?v=1789175492","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/nuns-and-soldiers-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}