{"product_id":"peace-after-war-vol-i","title":"Peace After War, Vol. I","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy José María Gironella\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeace After War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eadvances the chronicle of the Spanish Civil War begun in \u003ci\u003eThe Cypresses Believe in God\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOne Million Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. Covering only the immediate postwar years and set almost exclusively in Gerona, the novel once again follows the Alvear family and their various friends and enemies, compatriots and competitors as they contend with the consequences of their bloody national conflict. Daily life in Spain quickly finds that the worst effect of war is its disruptive influence on a people’s capacity to love “the minutiae of life and nature.” The horrific early days of the Second World War throw this effect into even sharper relief. Thus the will to power confronts the Golden Rule, liberty wrestles with despotism, and charity and hope contest corruption and doubt—all the while the chains of totalitarianism encroach upon the sovereignty of the individual man, woman, and child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo not think that I came to send peace upon earth: I came not to send peace, but the sword.… And a man’s enemies shall be they of his own household. \u003c\/i\u003e(T\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ehe Gospel of Matthew)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn plumbing the virtues and defects of the Spanish people and nation in the time of their most terrible personal turmoil, \u003ci\u003ePeace After War\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on the character of humanity as a whole and offers a stark reminder of the sobering fact that the absence of war is not the same as peace, and an armistice can still be a fractious, unforgiving affair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosé María Gironella\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(1917–2003) was a Spanish novelist, born in the Catalonian province of Gerona. He is best known for his historical novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Cypresses Believe in God\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he won the National Prize for Literature. His other works include \u003ci\u003eOne Million Dead\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeace After War\u003c\/i\u003e, which continue the story begun with \u003ci\u003eThe Cypresses Believe in God\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhere the Soil Was Shallow\u003c\/i\u003e, his debut novel for which he won the Nadal Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 404pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685951450\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100036030831,"sku":"978-1685951450","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Product150.jpg?v=1781124761","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/peace-after-war-vol-i","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}