{"product_id":"9780349017549","title":"Five for Sorrow Ten for Joy","description":"Author: Rumer Godden\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349017549\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 May 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eBLACK NARCISSUS\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eTHE RIVER \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'One of our best and most captivating novelists' PHILIP HENSHER \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy\u003c\/i\u003e is about growth, choice, struggle, and the freedom of the soul' JOAN CHITTISTER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[Godden's] distinctive, poised and unsentimental books have never lost a shred of their almost hypnotic appeal' ROSIE THOMAS, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Sisters of Bethanie, a French order of Dominican nuns, dedicate themselves to caring for the outcasts of society - criminals, prostitutes and drug addicts. Lise, an English girl who after the liberation of Paris was employed in one of the city's smartest brothels and rose to become a successful madame, finds herself joining the sisters. An inspiring and entirely convincing conversion story that shows how the mercy of God extends to the darkest human places.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaster storyteller, Rumer Godden, weaves a deeply moving tale of Lise's prison sentence, her conversion and the agonising work among women whose traumatic experiences often outstrip even her own.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47857131290782,"sku":"ADS-9780349017549","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349017549.jpg?v=1781481571","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349017549","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}