{"product_id":"the-hidden-mirror-of-la-porete-9781068433900","title":"The Hidden Mirror of La Porete","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is the turn of the 14\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e century, a time when the Church forbids women to teach.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarguerite Porete knows all about Hell. She's been there-and survived to tell the tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer book \u003cem\u003eThe Mirror of Simple Souls \u003c\/em\u003edescribes in passionate detail her intimate encounters with God and is greeted with enthusiasm by influential scholars, disillusioned monks, and even the Countess of Hainault.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile Guillaume de Paris, ambitious Dominican friar, is rising to high office. As Inquisitor of France he instigates the brutal arrests of the Knights Templar which infuriates the pope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt this fateful moment Marguerite is sent to Guillaume on suspicion of heresy. Her life is at stake. But Marguerite realises the inquisitor has even more to lose than his tattered reputation-unless she can convince him that only Love will set him free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecreating the life of the inspired medieval mystic who remained anonymous for six centuries, \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Mirror of La Porete\u003c\/em\u003e is Susan Shooter's first historical novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurlestone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068433900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Susan Shooter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51990948675765,"sku":"9781068433900","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d0ddbfd4-043b-4781-9f4d-a3fa8dee9eb5.jpg?v=1762838454","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-hidden-mirror-of-la-porete-9781068433900","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}