{"product_id":"9780007481231","title":"The Academy of Secrets: A Novella","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA thrilling novella following a young Giordano Bruno, set in the time of Elizabeth I, from the No. 1 \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNaples, 1568\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rebellious young monk…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNovice monk Giordano Bruno struggles to follow the strict rules of religious life. He has questions – about God, life, the universe – which could prove deadly… especially at a time when the Inquisition is gaining power and influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA secret society…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne night, Bruno’s mentor invites him to a hidden location outside the city where a group of like-minded men meet to discuss forbidden subjects – a secret society. Bruno is captivated – even more so when he meets Fiammetta della Porta, the niece of the society’s wealthy leader, who initiates him into the ways of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn enemy who could destroy everything…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Bruno has enemies, and he has been followed to his assignations. Not only is the heretical society at risk of exposure, but Bruno and his new lover are in grave danger. Keeping his secrets has become a matter of life or death…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note that this story, along with two other Giordano Bruno novellas, will be published as a 3-in-1 collection called\u003cem\u003e The Dead of Winter\u003c\/em\u003e, coming out in Hardback, ebook and audio in November 2020.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePraise for S.J. Parris\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A delicious blend of history and thriller’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An omnipresent sense of danger’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Colourful characters, fast-moving plots and a world where one false step in religion or politics can mean a grisly death’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Pacy, intricate, and thrilling… Full of historical detail and rich with atmosphere’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Twists and turns like a corkscrew of venomous snakes’ \u003cstrong\u003eStuart MacBride\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Impossible to resist’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘It has everything – intrigue, mystery and excellent history’ \u003cstrong\u003eKate Mosse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Parris writes with confident ease of Tudor London’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Full of surprises’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTLS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S. J. Parris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284834173077,"sku":"9780007481231","price":3.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007481231.jpg?v=1776992070","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007481231","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}