{"product_id":"the-destiny-9781773740379","title":"The Destiny","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**Winner - Canada Book Awards**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*\u003c\/strong\u003e*Independent Press Award 2020 Distinguished Favorite - Historical Fiction Series**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**Next Generation Indie Book Award 2020 Finalist - Fiction Series**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Readers' Favorite 2020 Bronze Medal Winner - Fiction-General**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA story of war, prejudice, migration, crime, love, and heartbreak. The Prophecy Saga is a fast-moving, intriguing historical tale, spanning more than 70 years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a blustery January day in 1952, Mina Kota gives birth to her daughter, Miriam. Mina and her mother, Punita, endeavour to protect Miriam from their business associates and raise her in a loving home in post-war Amsterdam. As she grows to adulthood, Miriam struggles with her identity. She demands that Punita teach her how to read tarot cards and seeks to fulfill their predictions, while pursuing the one thing from which her elders sought to shield her innocence: sexual desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHart Lange is born at the end of 1949 into a family of soldiers whose wartime experiences drove their need to survive, sometimes against treacherous odds. They are a family bound together by a web of enduring love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Miriam meets Hart, she sees an opportunity to change her life and achieve her dreams. When Hart shares his longing for a child, she sets out to oblige him, thereby securing her future-or so she thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHart loves his wife and son, and believes his family is a happy one. However, his love blinds him to Miriam's willfulness. Too late, he realizes that he's failed to heed his mother-in-law's warning to ensure that Miriam never becomes bored. When Miriam disappears, taking their son Matthew with her, Hart is devastated. Although Hart's search for his son is relentless, he fears that he will never see Matthew again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, \u003cem\u003eThe Crest\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Emerald, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Destiny\u003c\/em\u003e tell of the challenges and changes that external forces place on everyday people, who must rise above their own expectations to meet family obligations and responsibilities-no matter how reluctant they may be to do so. They provide the reader with an opportunity to consider life from an alternate perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773740379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.01h x 4.25w x 1.47d","brand":"Jerena Tobiasen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36668407480476,"sku":"9781773740379","price":22.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_79a0384f-1d5e-4059-804c-457fd455c73f.jpg?v=1603917449","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-destiny-9781773740379","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}