{"product_id":"the-woman-and-the-priest","title":"The Woman and the Priest","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA woman who loves. A priest who cannot. And a village that will not forgive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrazia Deledda's most controversial novel is a searing exploration of forbidden desire, religious hypocrisy, and the suffocating power of small-town judgment—set against the fierce, unforgiving landscape of Sardinia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA woman returns to her native Sardinian village after years away, carrying secrets and a fierce determination. She falls in love with the village priest—a man bound by vows he no longer fully believes. Their passion, unconsummated and desperate, becomes the subject of whispered gossip, silent judgment, and slow-burning scandal. The village watches. The priest's aged mother watches. And the woman, caught between her own desires and the weight of religious law, must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice for a love that can never be acknowledged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Deledda at her most daring and subversive: a novel about the collision between the flesh and the spirit, between individual longing and communal shame. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Woman and the Priest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e lays bare the cruelty of a world where a woman's reputation is the only currency that matters—and where the church's servants are as fallible as anyone else.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of Deledda's most psychologically complex and socially critical novels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplores themes of clerical celibacy, female agency, and the hypocrisy of provincial morality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA powerful precursor to the great twentieth-century novels of religious doubt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears—or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the harshest judgments are always delivered in whispers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrazia Deledda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1871–1936) was an Italian novelist and poet, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1926, only the second woman (after Selma Lagerlöf) to receive the honor. Born in Nuoro, Sardinia, into a middle-class family, she was largely self-taught, forbidden from attending university because of her gender. She began writing stories at thirteen and published her first novel at seventeen. Her work is associated with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003everismo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (realist) movement, drawing deeply on the folklore, traditions, and harsh social conditions of her native Sardinia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Woman and the Priest \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(also published in English as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Priest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Sin of the Priest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) was a bold departure from her earlier pastoral tales, focusing squarely on the clash between religious authority and human desire. Her other major works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElias Portolu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1903), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAshes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1904), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mother\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1920), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Church of Solitude\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1936). She died in Rome in 1936.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54421649785204,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54421649817972,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperbook","offer_id":54421649850740,"sku":"9612921002363","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54421649883508,"sku":"9612921002479","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/casa-carlini-simple-audiobook-the-woman-and-the-priest-53566702584180.png?v=1779965540","url":"https:\/\/casacarlini.com\/products\/the-woman-and-the-priest","provider":"Casa Carlini","version":"1.0","type":"link"}