{"product_id":"the-beholder-9783952640425","title":"The Beholder","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this poetic journey of loss and discovery, an unnamed man wakes in darkness and begins another day. The small acts of his morning ritual draw him in a numinous meditation of past and present -from the scent of coffee that evokes his childhood on a farm, to the hum of the local market that echoes with memories of his distant voyages. Gradually, his story emerges in the mind's eye like a tapestry woven with threads of literature, love, and fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades earlier, when working as a young stevedore in a small coastal town, a chance encounter leads him to a life of success as a seafaring trader, taking him on a journey through the moral maze of human affairs. But a sudden turn of events confronts him with the pain of betrayal and irrevocable loss. He returns to the town where it all began, his destiny marred by a cruel act. Yet, with hope sustained by companionship, poetry, and a lingering voice from his early youth, he shapes an existence anchored in simplicity and quiet joy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is an odyssey of the spirit - a luminous tale that reveals how life can be transformed through a simple act: how we choose to see the world. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sbvv\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783952640425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Jean Leveque","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53024727072949,"sku":"9783952640425","price":14.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9783952640425.jpg?v=1787667920","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-beholder-9783952640425","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}