{"product_id":"revelations-paperback-2","title":"Revelations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Sharratt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA kind of fifteenth-century\u003cem\u003e Eat, Pray, Love, Revelations\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates the intersecting lives of two female mystics who changed history--Margery Kempe and Julian of Norwich.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBishop's Lynn, England, 1413. At the age of forty, Margery Kempe has nearly died giving birth to her fourteenth child. Fearing that another pregnancy might kill her, she makes a vow of celibacy, but she can't trust her husband to keep his end of the bargain. Desperate for counsel, she visits the famous anchoress Dame Julian of Norwich.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePouring out her heart, Margery confesses that she has been haunted by visceral religious visions. Julian then offers up a confession of her own: she has written a secret, radical book about her own visions, \u003cem\u003eRevelations of Divine Love. \u003c\/em\u003eNearing the end of her life and fearing Church authorities, Julian entrusts her precious book to Margery, who sets off the adventure of a lifetime to secretly spread Julian's words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary Sharratt vividly brings the medieval past to life as Margery blazes her trail across Europe and the Near East, finding her unique spiritual path and vocation. It's not in a cloistered cell like Julian, but in the full bustle of worldly existence with all its wonders and perils.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARY SHARRATT, the author of seven previous critically acclaimed novels, is on a mission to write strong women back into history. Her fascination with women mystics inspired this novel. Originally from Minnesota, she now lives in Lancashire, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766947447072,"sku":"9780358697398","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1e304bd91788b8bc26ed41210ec5f7ab.webp?v=1780301519","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/revelations-paperback-2","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}