{"product_id":"saracinesca","title":"Saracinesca","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy 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 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #cc7722;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #cc7722;\" href=\"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/collections\/francis-marion-crawford\" 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\/168595202X\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cc7722;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\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\u003eHeir to one of Rome’s oldest and greatest families, \u003c\/b\u003eGiovanni Saracinesca has a singular simplicity of character—a simplicity which loves peace but is capable of sudden violence; which loves and hates strongly and always to some serious purpose. He is thus admirably suited to the conditions of life as described by Cardinal Antonelli, the papal Secretary of State: “The condition of our lives is battle, and battle against terrible odds.” When he falls in love with the most beautiful woman in Rome, Corona d’Astradente, Saracinesca discovers the true extent to which his simplicity can be both a blessing and a curse. Playing with fire, he pursues his beloved, duels with his challengers, and protects his family honor—even as he struggles to distinguish the petty skirmishes of personal desire from the decisive struggles of good versus evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGiovanni Saracinesca, you say you love me—God grant it is not true, but you say it! Is there no truth in your love, no generosity in your heart? If you so love me as you say you do, do you care so little what becomes of me as to tempt me to love you?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eContaining “the last echoes of the era when \u003ci\u003eViva Garibaldi! \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eViva Pio Nono! \u003c\/i\u003erang out in rivalry on the streets of Rome,” as Stephen Schmalhofer states in his Introduction, \u003ci\u003eSaracinesca \u003c\/i\u003ebegins F. Marion Crawford’s tetralogy on the note that rings uninterrupted through each novel—a note of solemn richness and perilous romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancis Marion Crawford \u003c\/b\u003e(1854–1909) was an American writer of more than forty novels, outstanding among which is the Saracinesca tetraology: \u003ci\u003eSaracinesca\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSant’ Ilario\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDon Orsino\u003c\/i\u003e, and \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 \u003c\/b\u003eis a graduate of Yale College and a partner at a venture investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut. Author of \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;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 372pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e978-1685951962\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100037898607,"sku":"978-1685951962","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Product171.jpg?v=1781124821","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/saracinesca","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}