{"product_id":"anchoress-of-shere-paul-moorcraft-9781464200519","title":"Anchoress of Shere","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This engrossing, subtle historical centers on a spiritual quest into Christian mysticism and smoothly alternates between past and present.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e STARRED review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet in two different centuries, \u003cem\u003eAnchoress of Shere\u003c\/em\u003e depicts the story of a beautiful young woman, Christine Carpenter, who chooses to be walled up alive in a church in the English town of Shere. The historical records, which still exist, put the date at 1329.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 20th century chronicler of her story is Father Michael Duval, a deranged Catholic priest. Gradually, two separate sagas unfold: the bizarre world of the Middle Ages centered on Christine's entombment, and the 1967 abduction of Marda Stewart in nearby Guildford. Soon the medieval world of knights, debauchery, peasant uprisings and civil war merges into a modern hunt for a serial killer. The final piece of the puzzle is discovered in the late 1990s, revealing a gripping adventure story of love so obsessive that it spans more than six hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Moorcraft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1464200513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781464200519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.71d","brand":"Paul Moorcraft","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072985428223,"sku":"9781464200519","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03686848-5d8b-4b77-9fad-8098bd897703.jpg?v=1685445118","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anchoress-of-shere-paul-moorcraft-9781464200519","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}