{"product_id":"father-alberto-and-the-flying-girl-by-timothy-x-atac","title":"Father Alberto and the Flying Girl by Timothy X Atac","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"[ lg:columns-2 lg:gap-gutter-lg ]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-wysiwyg lg:c-wysiwyg--tight-spacing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF RELEASE: 25 JUN \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark and strange and wonderful' MARK HADDON, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time'Hilarious, moving, and delightfully weird' JO HARKIN, author of The Pretender\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA bold, vivid and fiercely imaginative historical novel with an unforgettable narrator, exploring intolerance, kindness and what 'madness' really means. In a remote medieval parish, under the rule of a ruthless Abbess, hapless new priest Alberto is charged with guarding those deemed mad – and therefore godless. All ‘insane’ villagers are locked in the Abbey dungeons, released only for the riotous Feast of the Holy Fool.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlberto’s thankless task is to gather them again when the Feast ends – but as he comes to know them, he begins to question whether these so-called fools need saving at all. Only one always escapes him: the Flying Girl, a mysterious child who refuses to speak or be caught. As Alberto’s sympathy deepens into defiance the Abbess calls in the Inferrant Brethren: a brutal religious inquisition with whom Alberto has history...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith pressure mounting, Alberto must decide where he stands. Protecting the vulnerable may cost him everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback | Publication: 25 Jun 2026, Vintage \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781784746278\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 384 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57368143331710,"sku":null,"price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781784746278.jpg?v=1777981043","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/father-alberto-and-the-flying-girl-by-timothy-x-atac","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}