{"product_id":"purple-fables-quartet-paperback","title":"Purple Fables: Quartet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIngo Swann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If a fable is a legendary story of supernatural happenings,\" Mr. Swann says, \"or a narration intended to enforce a useful truth, then these four \u003cem\u003eare\u003c\/em\u003e fables--which shouldn't be confused with fairy tales targeted only for children. These, then, are tales for kind and loving people of all ages.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Temple of Sanity\" tells of an idea that became a reality and grew into an insitution, only to develop rules and leaders, cliques and critics . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A Clay-Modeling Lesson\" tells of the four identical boys separated at birth and raised Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and atheist, and how they met as representatives of their respective communities . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Fate and Destiny of a Traveling Clairvoyant\" tells of a woman with a special talent, who found that people prefer seeing dimly to seeing clearly . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Watcher of the Purple River\" tells of an old woman and a young man, and how she taught him to watch the river of life . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese fables came to Ingo Swann as a gift from a part of himself: He awoke four mornings in a row and literally \u003cem\u003ehad \u003c\/em\u003eto write them. They have in common a gentle wisdom, a kindness, an empathy, that will make them immediately precious--and then unforgettable--to the reader whose heart is open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 116\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42711952130111,"sku":"9781949214901","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/15b7c4be49c70ff51f348c18aa88c7f8.webp?v=1765060202","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/purple-fables-quartet-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}