{"product_id":"abelards-love-luise-rinser-9780803289680","title":"Abelard's Love","description":"\u003ci\u003eAbelard's Love\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspired retelling of the story of Abelard and Heloise--the French medieval theologian and his brilliant student--whose love affair led to a scandal that has echoed through the centuries. In the affair's aftermath, Abelard became a monk and Heloise a nun. Forgotten to history was their unwanted son. \u003cp\u003eLuise Rinser sets at center stage that son and his unique perspective on his legendary parents. The novel is cast in the form of a long letter written by the son, Astrolabe. Addressed to Heloise in the weeks after Abelard's death, the letter brings the story of this tragic family vividly to life. Rinser offers insights into each of the three participants in this family drama, yet it is the perspective of the aggrieved son that lies at the book's core. As the distinguished critic and translator Harry Zohn has remarked, \"the young man's melancholy musings . . . add up to an anguished 'J'accuse' of epic dimensions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luise Rinser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803289685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803289680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.86h x 5.97w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/1998 pg. 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/1998 pg. 129","brand":"Luise Rinser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059753414911,"sku":"9780803289680","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_294247c1-fdfc-474f-8807-54c6125e9df5.jpg?v=1685060128","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/abelards-love-luise-rinser-9780803289680","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}