{"product_id":"heloise-by-mandy-hager-9780143770992","title":"Heloise","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn absorbing adult novel from this much-loved writer of YA fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the 12th century's most famous French lovers are caught in the crossfire of factions, religious reform and blind ambition?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeloise\u003c\/em\u003e is a determined young woman with an exceptional mind, longing to pursue learning rather than marriage or life as a cloistered nun. Her path inevitably crosses with Peter Abelard, the celebrity philosopher, theologian and master at Paris' famed Cathedral School.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen two such brilliant minds meet and engage, sparks are likely to ignite. But theirs is an impossible love. This is a time when the Gregorian Reforms are starting to bite and celibacy among the clergy and church officials is being rigorously imposed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on meticulous up-to-date research and the pair's own writings, this novel offers a plausible interpretation of the known facts and a vivid imagining of the gaps in this legendary story. It shines a light on a changing world whose attitudes and politics are not so very different from our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430831964396,"sku":"9780143770992","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780143770992.jpg?v=1774558370","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/heloise-by-mandy-hager-9780143770992","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}