{"product_id":"necessary-sins-paperback","title":"Necessary Sins - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Bell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn antebellum Charleston, a Catholic priest grapples with doubt, his family's secret African ancestry, and his love for a slaveholder's wife.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Lazare and his two sisters grow up believing their black hair and olive skin come from a Spanish grandmother-until the summer they learn she was an enslaved African. While his sisters make very different choices, Joseph struggles to transcend the flesh by becoming a celibate priest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen young Father Joseph meets Tessa Conley, a devout Irish immigrant who shares his passions for music and botany. Joseph must conceal his true feelings as Tessa marries another man-a plantation owner who treats her like property.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActing on their love will ruin Joseph and Tessa in this world and damn them in the next. Can two broken people heal each other and find heaven on earth-or will there be hell to pay?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNecessary Sins\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book in the epic Lazare Family Saga quartet. If you like character-rich dramas, vivid period detail, and heart-wrenching choices, then you'll be swept away by this page-turning series, perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Thorn Birds\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOutlander\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 490\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42105044205703,"sku":"9781733167604","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ce22d2ad488b7a1506d0becdc986630f.webp?v=1732430688","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/necessary-sins-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}