{"product_id":"the-last-confession-9781840027792","title":"The Last Confession","description":"The Vatican, 1978: a little-known Cardinal from Venice is elected to succeed Pope Paul VI. A compromise candidate, he takes the name Pope John Paul I, and quickly shows himself to be the liberal the reactionaries within the Catholic Church most feared. Thirty-three days later he is dead. No official investigation is conducted, no autopsy is performed, and the Vatican's press release about the cause of death is found to be largely false.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePremiered at the Chichester Festival in April 2007 starring David Suchet, this gripping thriller goes behind the scenes at the Vatican, uncovering the bitter rivalries, the political manoeuvrings and the unspoken crises of faith that surrounded the death of 'the Smiling Pope'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger Crane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Modern Plays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781840027792","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45046401958025,"sku":"9781840027792","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_476ebe39-56d4-4399-bbf8-7c66a690310d.jpg?v=1765398997","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-last-confession-9781840027792","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}