{"product_id":"communion-6","title":"Communion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Marks the arrival of an explosive new talent' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eRich and involving and emotionally charged' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAn immaculate debut with dirt under \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eits fingernails' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Walsh, author of\u003ci\u003e Kala\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust so we're clear, she said, I know the rules of confession. What I say cannot be repeated. Not to anyone...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Mack O'Brien left his home in Port Talbot for the seminary as a teenager, he didn't imagine he'd be back a decade later, unordained and still at a loss as to what makes for a moral life. He takes a job as a security guard at the local steelworks and begins an uneasy transition into the world he once rejected. When the men of the steelworks organise an unprecedented strike in protest against job cuts, he sees no reason not to go along with it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe last person Mack expects to see in the local club is Siwan Roderick - the woman who appeared out of the blue at the  seminary one day to make a confession and swear him to secrecy. Mack kept his word. But as the day of the strike nears, and as he begins to fully understand what Siwan is planning, Mack is forced to reckon with his loyalty to her and the question of whether an act of violence can ever be justified.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A rare novel ... This is poignant, resounding writing' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynan Jones, author of \u003ci\u003ePulse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Each paragraph arrives like a short, beautiful breath' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew McMillan, author of \u003ci\u003ePity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Electric'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKasim Ali, author of \u003ci\u003eGood Intentions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56409157796184,"sku":"9781805465133","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781805465133_531071b5-38b3-4454-be63-e79915ede9cb.jpg?v=1778762770","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/communion-6","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}