{"product_id":"the-desert-of-love","title":"The Desert of Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy François Mauriac\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Desert of Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e traces the psychological and physical torments of a father and son and the woman with whom they both fall in love. Through these three characters, Mauriac crafts a captivating account of human desire, crowned with a subtly brilliant conclusion. In 1926, \u003cem\u003eThe Desert of Love\u003c\/em\u003e was named winner of the Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWe choose the one path open to us, but it was never designed to lead us to our hearts’ desire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrançois Mauriac\u003c\/b\u003e (1885–1970) was a French, Roman Catholic novelist, poet, critic, and journalist. Critically acclaimed and respected, Mauriac was awarded the Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française and the Grand Cross of the Légion d’honneur, and named laureate of the 1952 Nobel Prize in Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback: \u003c\/strong\u003e218pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e978-1949899719\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100025184623,"sku":"978-1949899719","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Product17.jpg?v=1781124453","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-desert-of-love","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}