{"product_id":"the-bride-of-christ-montague-summers-9781645250395","title":"The Bride of Christ: and Other Fictions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The Bride of Christ,\" which is the longest work of fiction cult author Montague Summers ever produced, and certainly one of his finest, is presented here in print for the first time, along with seven other pieces, six of which here also make their first appearance in print. These exotic items, which include short stories, opening chapters to unfinished novels, and isolated scenes, all offer insights into the enigmatic character of the author. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a lush symbolist prose reminiscent of Oscar Wilde and Arthur Machen, and painted with glowing colours and awash with heavy narcotic perfumes, the title novella tells the tale of a young nun in pursuit of the Mystical Marriage who runs afoul of a reformist chaplain whose meddling throws her into interior dangers, both metaphysical and erotic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom accounts of the Black Mass to stories of the love which will not speak its name, this volume collects together the previously unpublished fiction of Montague Summers, decadent aesthete, Uranian, former diabolist, priest of dubious provenience and occult scholar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Montague Summers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1645250393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645250395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Snuggly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d","brand":"Montague Summers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982725579007,"sku":"9781645250395","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c484768-847c-4fe1-bbbc-890e67458856.jpg?v=1683262710","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bride-of-christ-montague-summers-9781645250395","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}