{"product_id":"set-in-stone-9781915054586","title":"Set in Stone","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A lush page-turner about two women who fight for their futures in a patriarchal society\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Janet Skeslien Charles, author, \u003ci\u003e The Paris Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An engrossing tale of superstition, rebellion and love\"\u003c\/b\u003e--Esther Freud, author, \u003ci\u003eLove Falls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Storytelling at its best\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Ellen Keith, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Dutch Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn medieval Moldova, two women from opposing backgrounds fall in love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this is a world where a woman's role is defined by religion and class. To make a life together means defying their families, the law, and the Church. The closer they become, and the more they refuse the roles assigned to them, the more sacrifices they have to make. While Mira's rebellion puts her life in the gravest danger, Elina must fight to change her legal status to \"son\" so she can inherit her father's land and change their destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSet in Stone\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the past to uncover a story which is just as relevant today: the desire to forge your own path while constantly having to resist a patriarchal fear of women's strength - and how ultimately love can help you choose your own truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStela Brinzeanu \u003c\/b\u003emoved to London at the age of eighteen. With a BA in Media Studies from the University of Westminster, she embarked on a brief journalistic career, training with the BBC and running a community magazine, before she turned her attention to literature. Her fiction explores issues of identity, gender roles, the unity and inter-connectedness of nature, and the conflict of religion - organized religion - vs spirituality.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Legend Press Us","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50497357480210,"sku":"9781915054586","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_17658751-0177-4d9c-931a-8ab84fd0aa42.jpg?v=1730711864","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/set-in-stone-9781915054586","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}