{"product_id":"sylvia-by-bryce-courtenay-9780143006992","title":"Sylvia","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am Sylvia Honeyeater; I think myself born around 1196, and this is the story of my life.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom master storyteller Bryce Courtenay comes the colourful epic of \u003cem\u003eSylvia\u003c\/em\u003e. Late twelfth-century Europe is torn by religious intolerance. Sylvia, with a singing voice that can literally charm the birds out of the trees, and an acute and questioning mind that refuses to accept unreasoned beliefs, embarks on a pilgrimage. She joins the Children's Crusade, bound for the Holy Land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a bawdy life as an entertainer in a whorehouse to an austere and frequently cruel existence in a convent, she fights to be true to her destiny. And her mysterious birthmark causes much confusion—can this peasant maid indeed be a chosen messenger?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSylvia\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale of adversity, of adventure and crusades, and of a beautiful and gifted woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/brycecourtenay.com\"\u003ebrycecourtenay.com\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/BryceCourtenay\"\u003efacebook.com\/BryceCourtenay\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487556255980,"sku":"9780143006992","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780143006992-sylvia.jpg?v=1775744612","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/sylvia-by-bryce-courtenay-9780143006992","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}