{"product_id":"a-private-man-by-stephanie-sy-quia-trade-paperback","title":"A Private Man By Stephanie Sy-Quia (Trade Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished: 19\/02\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenres: Historical Fiction - Fiction - Literary Fiction - Romance - Historical - Queer - LGBT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-waterstones-says\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSensual, compelling and exquisitely written,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Private Man\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efollows the forbidden relationship between two individuals battling with their conceptions of faith and sacrifice at a Catholic college in a quiet village.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exquisite slow-burn forbidden love story, laced with passion and faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRome, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephanie Sy-Quia’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Private Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a stunning story of devotion and sacrifice, and of the consequences of our actions that ripple throughout generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/069a1a0a-4b96-479b-9218-612b0f6e128b.__CR0_0_970_600_PT0_SX970_V1.png?v=1775161296\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"publisher\"\u003ePan Macmillan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e9781035052622\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e288\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"height\"\u003e229\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"width\"\u003e145\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"depth\"\u003e28\u003c\/span\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"weight\"\u003e414 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Starlight Library","offers":[{"title":"Trade paperback","offer_id":52080101982521,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"IQD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/71j63FGeHUL._SL1500.jpg?v=1775161251","url":"https:\/\/starlightlibrary.shop\/products\/a-private-man-by-stephanie-sy-quia-trade-paperback","provider":"Starlight Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}