{"product_id":"jerome-and-his-women-paperback","title":"Jerome and His Women - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan B. O'Hagan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eProfessor Richard Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistorical fiction about the controversial Saint Jerome is given a contemporary twist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRome, 382 AD. When the Pontiff commissions Jerome to translate the Bible into Latin, it is a political masterstroke. Jerome's Vulgate displaces the many alternative biblical texts and plays a critical role in establishing Christianity as a world religion. Yet Jerome is his own worst enemy and quickly alienates the ruling elite, many of whom are targets of his famously sarcastic wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is less known is that Jerome is assisted by a circle of aristocratic women who risk their lives in the pursuit of their ideals. Chief among them is the attractive young widow Paula, as devoted to Jerome as she is to his cause. Rumours circulate as his enemies plot to dispose of Jerome once and for all ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Richard Johnson, Emeritus Professor of Classics, Australian National University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by Denise O'Hagan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48323217359097,"sku":"9780646943701","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Rruaw69Aml9780646943701.webp?v=1777204607","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/jerome-and-his-women-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}