{"product_id":"margery-kempe-by-anthony-bale-9781789144703","title":"Margery Kempe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a new account of the late 14th-century mystic and pilgrim, Margery Kempe. Kempe, who had 14 children, travelled all over Europe and recorded a series of unusual events and religious visions in her work, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Margery Kempe\u003c\/i\u003e, which is often called the first autobiography in the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnthony Bale charts her life and tells her story through the places, relationships, objects, and experiences that influenced her. Extensive quotations from Kempe's book, along with generous illustrations, provide fascinating insight into the life of a medieval woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMargery Kempe\u003c\/i\u003e is situated within the religious controversies of her time, and her religious visions and later years are put in context. Lastly, there is the story of the rediscovery, in the 1930s, of the unique manuscript of her autobiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47425355022572,"sku":"9781789144703","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781789144703.jpg?v=1774768206","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/margery-kempe-by-anthony-bale-9781789144703","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}