{"product_id":"another-bloody-retreat-abbot-peters-desert-years-paperback","title":"Another Bloody Retreat: Abbot Peter's desert years - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Parke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'What was it like in the desert, abbot?' asks Rosemary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd, in a way, this book is his answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the first of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eAbbot Peter mysteries\u003c\/em\u003e, Peter takes us to St James, a fragile community in the hot sands of Middle Egypt, peopled by those with nowhere else to take their creaking lives. There in the shadows of Mt Sinai Peter faces deception, delusion and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe monastery is already threatened with closure, due to rationalisation. But when a harsh and unpredictable maniac comes to call, people's lives are under threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, ordered religious practice is disordered, leaving no one unaffected. As events come to a traumatic climax, all have to question their beliefs and make decisions about their lives ... including Abbot Peter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It was interesting, ' replies the abbot to Rosemary. 'A slightly bloody retreat.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI think the book should be banned before it does the image of religion some serious damage.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIan Hislop\u003c\/strong\u003e, 'Private Eye', 'Have I Got News for You'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGenuinely funny, tenderly serious - a delightful small novel.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSara Maitland\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eA Book of Silence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you're after a surprising, disturbing, profound, witty magical mystery tour, then this book is for you.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Mayo\u003c\/strong\u003e, Radio Presenter, author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 154\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51797465432352,"sku":"9781786770431","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1f5d229874b8a57d57169b6da863d857.webp?v=1780782340","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/another-bloody-retreat-abbot-peters-desert-years-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}