{"product_id":"book-f63o","title":"A Strange and Stubborn Endurance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Many a reader longing for a sense of homecoming in the realm of romantic fantasy will find it in \u003ci\u003eA Strange and Stubborn Endurance\u003c\/i\u003e.”—Jacqueline Carey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"...the heart of the audiobook is Velasin's journey toward recovery and learning to trust his new husband.\"- \u003ci\u003eAudioFile\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eA Strange and Stubborn Endurance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Narrator Vikas Adam expressively reads Vel’s first-person narration, bringing out Vel’s sensitivity and portraying his growing strength and confidence. James Fouhey narrates the part of Cae with a maturity and stolidity that hints at his soldierly background.\"\u003ci\u003e- Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stolen me? As soon to say a caged bird can be stolen by the sky.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVelasin vin Aaro \u003c\/b\u003enever planned to marry at all, let alone a girl from neighboring Tithena. When an ugly confrontation reveals his preference for men, Vel fears he’s ruined the diplomatic union before it can even begin. But while his family is ready to disown him, the Tithenai envoy has a different solution: for Vel to marry his former intended’s brother instead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaethari Aeduria\u003c\/b\u003e always knew he might end up in a political marriage, but his sudden betrothal to a man from Ralia, where such relationships are forbidden, comes as a shock. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an unknown faction willing to kill to end their new alliance, Vel and Cae have no choice but to trust each other. Survival is one thing, but love—as both will learn—is quite another. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eByzantine politics, lush sexual energy, and a queer love story that is by turns sweet and sultry. Foz Meadows's \u003ci\u003eA Strange and Stubborn Endurance\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of gender, identity, and self-worth. It is an audiobook that will live in your heart long after you finish listening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49357303120176,"sku":"BDf63o","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/61022-f63o-Square.jpg?v=1734426710","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-f63o","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}