{"product_id":"the-handmaid-and-the-carpenter-paperback","title":"The Handmaid and the Carpenter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Berg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wonderful novel transports us to Nazareth in biblical times, where we meet Mary and Joseph-and understand them as never before: young, in love, and suddenly faced with an unexpected pregnancy. Aided by a great and abiding love, they endure challenges to their relationship as well as threats to their lives as they come to terms with the mysterious circumstances surrounding the birth of their child, Jesus. For Mary, the pregnancy is a divine miracle and a privilege. For Joseph, it is an ongoing test of his faith-in his wife as well as in his God. Exquisitely written and imbued with emotional truth and richness of detail, \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid and the Carpenter \u003c\/i\u003eexplores lives touched profoundly by miracles large and small. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid and the Carpenter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The oldest story ever told becomes fresh, even modern.  Grade: ] A.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Poetic, reflective, and intricate . . . There is a crystalline humanity, a logical vulnerability in  Elizabeth] Berg's imaginative interpretation  that] brings novel resplendence to a familiar story.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sweetly lyrical and yet movingly realistic.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-New York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" Berg] movingly takes the story of the least ordinary couple in history, and by respectfully evoking the rhythms and rituals of \u003cbr\u003edaily life, makes them more human, yet no less transcendent.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Richmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Imaginative and compelling.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Star Ledger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Berg is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of many novels, including \u003ci\u003eWe Are All Welcome Here\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Mending, Say When, True to Form, Never Change, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOpen House, \u003c\/i\u003e which was an Oprah's Book Club selection in 2000. \u003ci\u003eDurable Goods\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJoy School \u003c\/i\u003ewere selected as ALA Best Books of the Year, and Talk Before Sleep was short-listed for the ABBY Award in 1996. The winner of the 1997 New England Booksellers Award for her body of work, Berg is also the author of a nonfiction work, \u003ci\u003e Escaping into the Open: The Art of Writing True.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Chicago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo schedule a speaking engagement, please contact American Program Bureau\u003c\/i\u003e at www.apbspeakers.com\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 7.94 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749683069216,"sku":"9780345505910","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/71266089187d5a6f680a11c80452acd2.webp?v=1779936216","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-handmaid-and-the-carpenter-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}