{"product_id":"the-dry-wood","title":"The Dry Wood","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Caryll Houselander\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“The story of innocent suffering,”\u003c\/b\u003e in its author’s own words, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Dry Wood\u003c\/i\u003e centers on the London community of Riverside, in mourning for the death of its parish priest, Fr. Malone. A child of the parish, Willie Jewell, is terribly ill, drawing nearer day by day to death’s door. The people of Riverside storm heaven for Fr. Malone to intercede with God and obtain a cure for this child who is beloved by one and all. As Willie and his family contend with illness and impending death, the drama of salvation unfolds: the suffering of one child as the means of redemption for the sinful and sorrowful in his midst.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor if in the green wood they do these things, what shall be done in the dry? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e(Luke 23:31 as the epigraph to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dry Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoignant, poetic, and replete with fascinating characters, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Dry Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ebears, in the words of one critic, “a feeling for a truth which most novels never seek to reveal: a feeling for Eternal Truth wrapped in the clouts of Riverside.” In that quality lies the greatness of Houselander and her one and only novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaryll Houselander \u003c\/b\u003e(1901–1954) was an English Roman Catholic artist, author, poet, and mystic. A convert at age six, Houselander left the Church as a teenager, returning as a young adult and becoming a fixture in twentieth-century Catholicism. In addition to her artistic and literary endeavors, she dedicated her relatively brief life to caring for the material and spiritual needs of the poor and desolate. Her works include \u003ci\u003eA Rocking-Horse Catholic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Way of the Cross\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGuilt\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; E-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Immediately following purchase, an .epub file and a .mobi (Kindle) file are available for download.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685950125\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53100034163055,"sku":"978-1685950125","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":53100034195823,"sku":"978-1685950126","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--56913.jpg?v=1781124700","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-dry-wood","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}