{"product_id":"secret-lives-of-church-ladies","title":"Secret Lives of Church Ladies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe irresistible literary debut about the hidden desires of church-going Black women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Left me wanting more. Masterfully written' Candice Carty-Williams, author of \u003ci\u003eQueenie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Joyous... It's a book in love with life' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exquisite... delicious' Bolu Babalola, author of \u003ci\u003eLove in Colour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e explores the raw and tender places where Black women and girls dare to follow their desires, and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is fourteen-year-old Jael, who nurses a crush on the preacher's wife; the mother who bakes a sublime peach cobbler every Monday for her date with the married Pastor; and Eula and Caroletta, single childhood friends who seek solace in each other's arms every New Year's Eve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith their secret longings, new love, and forbidden affairs, these church ladies are as seductive as they want to be, as vulnerable as they need to be, as unfaithful and unrepentant as they care to be - and as free as they deserve to be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57298384585048,"sku":"9781805337997","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/secret-lives-of-church-ladies","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}