{"product_id":"salvation-scenes-from-the-life-of-st-francis-9780375708831","title":"Salvation: Scenes from the Life of St. Francis","description":"\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375708831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.24w x 0.64d","brand":"Valerie Martin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44792576344245,"sku":"9780375708831","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_230ec12a-6f0f-4539-af5c-d9711bc2dff2.jpg?v=1731426672","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/salvation-scenes-from-the-life-of-st-francis-9780375708831","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}