{"product_id":"book-adz1","title":"The Book of the Shepherd","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStone the builder who erects a house that falls on its occupants. Sever the hands of the criminal who pilfers livestock or grain or another's garment. Whip the child who defies an elder. For such is the law and the law must be obeyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor generations, these ironclad rules had governed the people. Nobody questioned whether it was right to humiliate a child or execute a murderer. An eye for an eye was the way of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut was there another way?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an antiquarian book is discovered in the disheveled study of an old Vermont farmhouse, the house's new owner has the volume translated. The result is \u003cem\u003eThe Book of the Shepherd\u003c\/em\u003e, a timeless story full of life lessons for us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a mythical time, in an unnamed land, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of the Shepherd\u003c\/em\u003e tells the tale of a shepherd, Joshua, who is troubled by the harsh code of \"\"an eye for an eye\"\" that governs his world. Called by a dream, the shepherd sets off on a journey to find \"\"the new way.\"\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccompanied by Elizabeth, a former slave who is kind and generous, and David, a boy who must learn to walk in new shoes, the shepherd knows that \"\"an age of miracles\"\" will come when the new way is found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the journey is not without incident. En route to a cave near the Great Inland Sea, the travelers meet a cast of extraordinary characters, including the Storyteller, the Apothecary, the Blind Man, and the Stranger. Each imparts an important lesson that pushes the travelers toward their destiny. At the cave, Joshua must see if he can bring forth secrets long buried. But he, Elizabeth, and David will also discover that sometimes what we have been searching for has been inside us all along. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49345766719792,"sku":"BDadz1","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/adz1-Square-cover.jpg?v=1770920699","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-adz1","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}