{"product_id":"we-were-forbidden-by-jacqueline-harpman-9781529984583","title":"We Were Forbidden","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmbark on a \u003cem\u003eBRIEF ENCOUNTER\u003c\/em\u003e with Jacqueline Harpman, author of \u003cem\u003eI Who Have Never Known Men\u003c\/em\u003e, with this startling new collection of three never-before-translated stories, about orders given and defied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA startling new collection of three never-before-translated stories, from the author of \u003cem\u003eI Who Have Never Known Men\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of some unfathomable war, a woman wanders the forest, forbidden from ever leaving its strange depths. As part of her rigid schooling, a teenage girl is barred from questioning the dogma she is taught to believe. Locked in a loveless marriage, a young woman satisfies her husband's desires, twice-weekly, as directed—until she begins to pursue her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes the stories: \u003cem\u003eThe Ardennes Forest\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Outcast\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Broom Cupboard\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBRIEF ENCOUNTERS\u003c\/em\u003e: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47976846754028,"sku":"9781529984583","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529984583-we-were-forbidden.jpg?v=1784701333","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/we-were-forbidden-by-jacqueline-harpman-9781529984583","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}