{"product_id":"prisons-book-i-of-the-beulah-quintet-paperback","title":"Prisons: Book I of the Beulah Quintet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Lee Settle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable generational saga about the roots of American culture, class, identity, and the meaning of freedom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrisons, \u003c\/i\u003e the first volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Beulah Quinte\u003c\/i\u003et--Mary Lee Settle's unforgettable generational saga about the roots of American culture, classs, and identity and the meaning of fredom--follows the coming-of-age of Johnny Church from English youngster to dashing Oxford adolescent to idealistic Puritan in the service of Cromwell's Parliamentary Army. Throughout his evolution, Johnny seeks emancipation from a multitude of emotional, political, and religious prisons, not realizing that with each successive grasp at freedom, he escapes one form of captivity only to be confined by another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Cromwell, the leader Johnny has supported so staunchly, limits the freedoms for which Johnny has taken up arms, he bravely questions the commander. Shortly thereafter he finds himself in a prison of stone and mortar where, as an example to other soldiers tempted to champion their rights, he is executed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a true incident of the English Civil War, \u003ci\u003ePrisons\u003c\/i\u003e captures the promise and tragedy of the conflict that led to one of the first substantial migrations to North America and lays the foundation for the next chapter in Settle's riveting saga--\u003ci\u003eO Beulah Land\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrisons, the first volume of The Beulah Quintet - Mary Lee Settle's unforgettable generational saga about the roots of American culture, class, and identity and the meaning of freedom - follows the coming-of-age of Johnny Church from English youngster to dashing Oxford adolescent to idealistic Puritan in the service of Cromwell's Parliamentary Army. Throughout his evolution, Johnny seeks emancipation from a multitude of emotional, political, and religious prisons, not realizing that with each successive grasp at freedom, he escapes one form of captivity only to be confined by another. When Cromwell, the leader Johnny has supported so staunchly, limits the freedoms for which Johnny has taken up arms, he bravely questions the commander. Shortly thereafter he finds himself held in a prison of stone and mortar where, as an example to other soldiers tempted to champion their rights, he is executed. Based on a true incident of the English Civil War, Prisons captures the promise and tragedy of the conflict that led to one of the first substantial migrations to North America and lays the foundation for the next chapter in Settle's riveting saga - O Beulah Land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Lee Settle \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Charleston, West Virginia, and has lived in England, Turkey, and New York. Her novel \u003ci\u003eBlood Tie\u003c\/i\u003e won the National Book Award and her novel \u003ci\u003eChoices\u003c\/i\u003e received the Lillian Smith Award for fiction. Settle's other works include the novels \u003ci\u003eCharley Bland, Celebration, The Clam Shell, The Love Eaters, The Kiss of Kin\u003c\/i\u003e and a memoir, \u003ci\u003eAll the Brave Promises.\u003c\/i\u003e Settle now lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.03 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51747947053344,"sku":"9781570031144","price":42.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a4d7c50fd3bf76ac16029fb2e93dabf9.webp?v=1779901836","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/prisons-book-i-of-the-beulah-quintet-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}