‘Its a rare pleasure to read this novel’–Sarah Moss

‘A rich, elegant and textured novel . . . brilliant’– Sen Hewitt

‘Truly Outstanding’– Melissa Harrison

An exquisite slow-burn forbidden love story, laced with passion and faith.

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 hes ever known.

In London, Margaret is entangled in an impossible love affair. Committed to living on her own terms without sacrificing her faith, she becomes drawn to a womens movement challenging the archaic rules of the Church.

When their lives are thrown together at a Catholic college in a quiet village, an undeniable connection forms between them. And so begins a story of forbidden love, sacrifice and secrets, with consequences that will reverberate across the generations.

Stephanie Sy-QuiasA Private Manis a stunning story of devotion and sacrifice, and of the consequences of our actions that ripple throughout generations.