{"product_id":"the-grand-trine-9780975446126","title":"The Grand Trine","description":"\u003cp\u003eReenacting life before the Persian invasion of 525 BC, George Flowers performed the role of a sandal maker in the Egyptian Colony, then a potter, a wig maker, and a brewer's apprentice. Weeks or months later, George raised pigs in the Asian Colony, or made cheese in the Middle Eastern Colony, or built \u003cem\u003echinampas\u003c\/em\u003e, (artificial islands of fertile land for growing year-round gardens) in the Aztec Colony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAaron Flowers, George's billionaire father, a stern and sometimes cruel man, then scheduled George's next lesson in the Roman Colony, the fifth of seven replicas of ancient cities, vast \"living museums\" built on his private, sub-tropical island in the Sargasso Sea. All for what Aaron Flowers called: \u003cem\u003eVera Institutio ab Avidis Suscepta \u003c\/em\u003e- true education, hands-on education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut now, on the cusp of George's eighteenth year on Flowers Island, Aaron's methods have changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of immersion in the living worlds of Culture Colonies, George's final lesson requires nothing but lifeless and academic memorizations from Plato's \u003cem\u003eRepublic. \u003c\/em\u003eMore unsettling still, George's best friend, Glen, hints that this year's parties and birthday pranks will be different. He warns George to prepare for the \"ultimate surprise\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood, or bad, George wonders, and from whom?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course, George can't know that, for this special birthday, his father has invited a stranger to Flowers Island, an enchanting young woman who will transform his life and lead him to the Grand Trine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Northey DBA Radiant Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780975446126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"William Thomas Northey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52933476516021,"sku":"9780975446126","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-grand-trine-9780975446126","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}