{"product_id":"gods-liar-hardcover","title":"God's Liar - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThom Satterlee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1665. England is in the midst of the Restoration, and John Milton, a blind, politically and religiously marginalized writer associated with Oliver Cromwell's failed attempt to form a republic, has not yet published \u003cem\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/em\u003e. When one of the worst plagues in history descends upon London, he and his much younger wife are forced to flee to the countryside. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere Milton is befriended by the local curate, Rev. Theodore Wesson, who knows nothing about Milton's controversial past or the dangers of associating with him. Soon their fates become intertwined when the curate's hopes for advancement are threatened by his relationship to the notorious traitor and \"king-killer,\" John Milton. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe situation tests Wesson's loyalty--to the monarchy, to friendship, to a church career--while complicating his already blurry sense of God's involvement in human affairs. For Milton, the cost is potentially even greater: the target of assassination attempts since the restoration of the monarchy five years earlier, he has real reason to fear for his life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA riveting and briskly paced novel that transports the reader to a very particular place and time even as its themes resonate with our own time, Thom Satterlee's \u003cem\u003eGod's Liar\u003c\/em\u003e will take its place next to works as varied as Hilary Mantel's \u003cem\u003eWolf Hall\u003c\/em\u003e and Colm Toibin's \u003cem\u003eThe Master\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707369525311,"sku":"9781639820405","price":36.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5727429b4d9db3db1111414a6894dda6.webp?v=1765043849","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/gods-liar-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}