{"product_id":"9781529984583","title":"We Were Forbidden","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Harpman, Jacqueline \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 July 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Brief Encounters' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 197 x 11 | 88g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA startling new collection of three never-before-translated stories, from the author of I Who Have Never Known MenIn the wake of some unfathomable war, a woman wanders the forest, forbidden from ever leaving its strange depths. As part of her rigid schooling, a teenage girl is barred from questioning the dogma she is taught to believe. Locked in a loveless marriage, a young woman satisfies her husband’s desires, twice-weekly, as directed – until she begins to pursue her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes the stories: The Ardennes Forest, The Outcast and The Broom CupboardBRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55665576116600,"sku":"9781529984583","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9781529984583.jpg?v=1789735371","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781529984583","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}