A Private Man

<p>'It's a rare pleasure to read this novel' <b>-</b> <b>Sarah Moss</b><br><br><i>'</i>A rich, elegant and textured novel . . . brilliant' <b>- Sean Hewitt</b><br><br>'Truly Outstanding' <b>- Melissa Harrison </b><br><br><b>An exquisite slow-burn forbidden love story, laced with passion and faith.</b><br><br>Rome, 1953. David is young, handsome, charismatic and sworn to celibacy. He is freshly ordained, and about to return to England to begin life as a priest. Devotion to God is all he's ever known.<br><br>In London, Margaret is entangled in an impossible love affair. Committed to living on her own terms without sacrificing her faith, she becomes drawn to a women's movement challenging the archaic rules of the Church.<br><br>When their lives are thrown together at a Catholic college in a quiet village, an undeniable connection forms between them. And so begins a story of forbidden love, sacrifice and secrets, with consequences that will reverberate across the generations.<br><br><b>Stephanie Sy-Quia's <i>A Private Man</i> is a stunning story of devotion and sacrifice, and of the consequences of our actions that ripple throughout generations.</b></p>