{"title":"John Broderick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Broderick\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling dive into human experience through his General Fiction works. His narrative style combines rich character insight with vivid settings, inviting readers to explore themes of personal journey and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNotable titles like \u003cem\u003eThe Pilgrimage\u003c\/em\u003e showcase Broderick’s talent for weaving profound emotional depth into accessible storytelling, perfect for those who appreciate thoughtful and evocative fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-pilgrimage-by-john-broderick-9781946022950","title":"The Pilgrimage","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn erotic nightmare of Catholic longing, guilt, and desire and a banned classic of modern Irish literature.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWealthy and devout, Michael and Julia Glynn are the envy of their neighbours and the model Irish Catholic couple, bearing Michael's increasingly painful and crippling arthritis with stoicism. In hope of a miracle, their priest suggests a family pilgrimage to Lourdes. Yet these pious holiday plans are thrown into disarray when anonymous, obscene letters begin to arrive, full of terrible accusations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBanned in Ireland on its first publication in 1961, Broderick's debut arrived 'like an incendiary device' (\u003cem\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003cem\u003eThe Pilgrimage\u003c\/em\u003e anticipated the deep shifts that would soon turn the country's theocratic society upside down. It is a darkly comic, blasphemous, and sexually charged chamber drama laying bare the hypocrisies of a small Irish town 'as watchful as the jungle', and teetering on the brink of catastrophe. In the words of Colm Tóibín, in his foreword to this edition, \u003cem\u003eThe Pilgrimage\u003c\/em\u003e 'cleared a space in the jungle so that its wildness could be more easily seen'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487633686764,"sku":"9781946022950","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/ac07f53ed94b28235399308df1897c58.jpg?v=1775771743"},{"product_id":"the-pilgrimage-by-john-broderick-9781782697121","title":"The Pilgrimage","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomeone knows about Julia Glynn's affair. She and her husband Michael are the envy of their neighbours: prosperous, devout, the model couple. Then one day, an anonymous letter arrives with the morning papers, describing Julia's trysts with Michael's nephew in obscene detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrantic with suspicion and frustrated desire, Julia imagines catastrophe in their small, curtain-twitching town. As the letters keep arriving, she struggles to retain composure and proceed with plans for a family pilgrimage to Lourdes—only for other buried scandals to come knocking at the door of their pristine home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrank in its depiction of sexuality and queerness in 1950s Ireland, \u003cem\u003eThe Pilgrimage\u003c\/em\u003e was immediately banned on original publication. Outrageous and bleakly funny, it is a powerful evocation of the corrosive effects of repression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47665495933164,"sku":"9781782697121","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781782697121-the-pilgrimage.jpg?v=1779747038"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/john-broderick.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}