{"product_id":"the-pilgrimage-by-john-broderick","title":"The Pilgrimage by John Broderick","description":"\u003cp\u003eSomeone knows about Julia Glynn's affair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe and husband Michael are the envy of their neighbours: prosperous, devout, the model couple. Then one day, an anonymous letter arrives with the morning papers, describing Julia's trysts with Michael's nephew in obscene detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrantic with suspicion and frustrated desire, Julia imagines catastrophe in their small, curtain-twitching town. As the letters keep arriving, she struggles to retain composure and proceed with plans for a family pilgrimage to Lourdes - only for other buried scandals to come knocking at the door of their pristine home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrank in its depiction of sexuality and queerness in 1950s Ireland,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pilgrimage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas immediately banned on original publication.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOutrageous and bleakly funny, it is a powerful evocation of the corrosive effects of repression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Family Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42534144868437,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1477\/4536\/files\/pilgrimage.png?v=1779888788","url":"https:\/\/familystoreuk.com\/products\/the-pilgrimage-by-john-broderick","provider":"Family Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}