{"product_id":"brother-cyrils-book-9798374278392","title":"Brother Cyril's Book","description":"Young Brother Cyril is devastated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's right at the start of his monastic life. Everything looked so promising, but now it's all been ruined by one glib, unthinking remark. He will be a laughing stock forever. What can he do to restore his self-esteem? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen he has his glorious idea. He decides to write a book about the monks of his community, asking each about the purpose and direction of their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThreading through Brother Cyril's conversations with the brothers of St Alcuins Abbey, however, are some of the stories that can never be written - stories of the heart, and of private and personal struggle - like Brother Felix wrestling with scrupulosity and shame, or Father Francis deciding to lay down what meant so much to him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the way, Brother Cyril learns more than he expected. What begins as an attempt to prove his own worth becomes, in the end, a book of gratitude. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrother Cyril's Book\u003c\/i\u003e is the second volume in the second series of \u003ci\u003eThe Hawk and the Dove\u003c\/i\u003e novels. It follows on from \u003ci\u003eThis Brother of Yours\u003c\/i\u003e. The stories follow a sequence, but each can be read individually.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50498268430610,"sku":"9798374278392","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_53fffcc5-f0d9-414d-9133-33f7e5b2fc8c.jpg?v=1730730152","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/brother-cyrils-book-9798374278392","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}