{"product_id":"sant-ilario","title":"Sant’ Ilario","description":"\u003cp\u003e By F. Marion Crawford | Introduction by Stephen Schmalhofer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClick here to view the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #cc7722;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #cc7722;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/collections\/francis-marion-crawford\" style=\"color: #cc7722;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #cc7722;\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/collections\/francis-marion-crawford\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaracinesca Tetralogy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e in full.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover edition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #cc7722;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1685952038\" style=\"color: #cc7722;\"\u003eavailable\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e from Amazon.com.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second act in the history of the Saracinesca, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSant’ Ilario \u003c\/i\u003econtinues the story of Giovanni Saracinesca, now known to the world as Prince of Sant’ Ilario. It is the year 1867 and the fate of Rome hangs in the balance of the battle between the nationalist Garibaldians and the Zouaves serving Pope Pius IX. When revolutionaries explode the Zouave barracks at the Palazzo Serristori, they cause a concatenation of collisions between the Saracinesca and Montevarchi families. The delicate Donna Faustina Montevarchi is the object of devotion of two men, one of whom is the Marchese di San Giacinto, a Saracinesca cousin whose ambition brooks no rival—not even the love of Sant’ Ilario and his bride. The consequences are manifold: jealous feuds, murderous intrigues, and conflicts equal in violence and tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt was Donna Faustina Montevarchi who knelt there at midnight, alone, repeating the solemn words from the mass for the dead…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe challenge for any Roman novelist, as Stephen Schmalhofer notes, is that history threatens to outshine fiction. With \u003ci\u003eSant’ Ilario\u003c\/i\u003e (indeed, with the tetralogy in full) Crawford meets that challenge brilliantly. First published in 1887, \u003ci\u003eSant’ Ilario \u003c\/i\u003eproves the equal of its predecessor, continuing the saga of the house of Saracinesca with an irresistible spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancis Marion Crawford\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(1854–1909) was an American writer of more than forty novels, outstanding among which is the Saracinesca tetraology:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaracinesca\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSant’ Ilario\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon Orsino\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCorleone\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Italy, Crawford converted to the Roman Catholic faith in 1880 and died on Good Friday 1909. His last words were: “I enter serenely into eternity.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Schmalhofer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a graduate of Yale College and a partner at a venture investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut. Author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelightful People\u003c\/i\u003e, he writes from Connecticut where he lives with his wife and four daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e390pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e978-1685951979\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100037964143,"sku":"978-1685951979","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Product172.jpg?v=1781124822","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/sant-ilario","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}