{"product_id":"the-testament-of-mary-by-colm-toibin-9781742611044","title":"The Testament of Mary","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"All my life I have loved the Sabbath.\" So begins Colm Toibin's devastating novella \u003cem\u003eThe Testament of Mary\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMy son was wearing rich clothes and he was moving as though the clothes belonged to him as of right... I held him to me and I whispered: \"You are in great danger. You are being watched\"... Even before I had finished speaking, he had moved away from me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Woman, what have I to do with thee,\" he said and then again louder so that it was heard all around. \"Woman, what have I to do with thee.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"I am your mother,\" I said. But by this time he had begun to talk to others, high flown talk and riddles, using strange proud terms to describe himself and his task in the world. I heard him saying - I heard it then and I noticed how heads bowed all around when he said it - I heard him saying that he was the son of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244735508716,"sku":"9781742611044","price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781742611044-the-testament-of-mary-1.jpg?v=1788011080","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-testament-of-mary-by-colm-toibin-9781742611044","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}