A Private Man
$29.64
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
23 February 2026
Summary
His grandfather had been a Catholic priest. A story in seven words, and his life the unsolved mystery.
Rome, 1953. David is young, handsome, charismatic, and sworn to celibacy. He is freshly ordained, and about to return to England to begin life as a priest. Devotion to God is all he’s ever known, and all he thinks he ever will.
In London, Margaret is entangled in an impossible love affair. Increasingly drawn to the Church, she sets out to join the new revolutions of sex and f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035052622 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035052628 |
| Author: | Stephanie Sy-Quia |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Picador |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 23 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 157mm x 22mm |
About The Author
Stephanie Sy-Quia
Stephanie Sy-Quia’s first book of poetry, Amnion, won the 2021 Forward Prize for Best First Collection, an Eric Gregory Award, and a Somerset Maugham Award. It was longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize, the Laurel Prize, and the Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize. Her writing has appeared in the Financial Times, The Guardian, The Boston Review, The White Review, Five Dials, and Granta, among others. She lives in London.
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