{"product_id":"the-temple-of-love","title":"The Temple of Love","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 21.6pt; font-family: \" times new roman serif\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eDesperate to avoid being trapped into marriage by the lovely but scheming Lady Charlotte Denington, the handsome young Duke of Ingleby is relieved to be sent on a special secret mission for the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 21.6pt; font-family: \" times new roman serif\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e He is to find and if he is in time to save an ancient Buddhist Temple on the island of Java from desecration and looting by the Dutch who are the Rulers of the country at the time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 21.6pt; font-family: \" times new roman serif\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e Travelling incognito and posing as an English tourist keen to photograph the delightful scenery of Java, the Duke unexpectedly meets a beautiful and ethereal young woman called ‘Sarida’ at the Temple’s portal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 21.6pt; font-family: \" times new roman serif\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e Although clearly English, Sarida bears this Javanese name and is attuned to Javanese culture. Indeed she believes fervently in the Buddha.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 21.6pt; font-family: \" times new roman serif\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe Duke is entranced and then enthralled when he discovers that he and she bear an uncanny resemblance to the sculpted portrayals of a Javanese King and Princess in the depths of the Temple. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 21.6pt; font-family: \" times new roman serif\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eIt is as if they have been together and loved each other in another life. Even without speaking they both understand that this is what the Buddhists have always called \u003cem\u003eThe Wheel of Rebirth. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 21.6pt; font-family: \" times new roman serif\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eAnd, as together they face terrible danger, it is immediately obvious that the attraction between them is too powerful to resist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 21.6pt; font-family: \" times new roman serif\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e It is all an essential part of the Divine power of the Temple of Love. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barbara Cartland Ebooks ltd","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":66828975997232,"sku":"9781788670166","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-temple-of-love","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}