{"product_id":"salvation-paperback-by-valerie-martin","title":"Salvation Paperback by Valerie Martin","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2002-03-12)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e288\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780375708831\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e233.32\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.32 x 13.23 x 1.47\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eProperty \u003c\/i\u003eand bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMary Reilly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\"a \u003cb\u003e bold retelling of a familiar, beloved story” (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e), i\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003enspired by the fresco cycles that depict the life of St. Francis of Assisi.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from myriad   sources and moving in reverse chronological order, she begins in the dark, final   days, with a suffering Francesco on the verge of death, then shows us the unwashed   and innocent revolutionary, unafraid to lecture a pope on Christ’s message. We see   his mystical friendship with Chiara di Offreducci, a nobleman’s daughter who turns   her back on the world to join him, and finally, the frivolous young Francesco on   the deserted road where his encounter with a leper leads him to an ecstatic embrace   of God. \u003cb\u003eSalvation\u003c\/b\u003e is at once an illuminating glimpse into the medieval world and   an original and intimate portrait of the man whose legend has resonated through the   centuries.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eVALERIE MARTIN is the author of eleven novels, four collections of short fiction, and a biography of Saint Francis of Assisi, titled \u003ci\u003eSalvation.\u003c\/i\u003e She has been awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, as well as the Kafka Prize (for \u003ci\u003eMary Reilly\u003c\/i\u003e) and Britain's Orange Prize (for \u003ci\u003eProperty\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552874123425,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780375708831","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780375708831.jpg?v=1781718794","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/salvation-paperback-by-valerie-martin","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}