{"product_id":"the-mill-on-the-po-nothing-new-under-the-sun-book-three","title":"The Mill on the Po: Nothing New Under the Sun (Book Three)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Riccardo Bacchelli\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mill on the Po: Nothing New Under the Sun \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe Mill on the Po\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003etrilogy tells of the birth of Italy as a nation; its central figures are Lazzaro Scacerni and his family, their mill on the river Po, and the river itself—stately, savage, source of both life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAnd so we arrive at the encouraging truth that quarrels and wars and all the most violent human passions, when there is good will on the part of God and man, actually contribute to the achievement of unity among men and the profit of civilization.\u003c\/em\u003e (Riccardo Bacchelli)\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing New Under the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e centers on Cecilia Scacerni and her children as they continue to eke out their living on Saint Michael’s Mill. As the twentieth century dawns, the family is drawn into the social unrest and upheaval of Italy’s struggle for self-assertion and sovereignty and brought to the very brink of ruin. Bringing the story of the Scacerni family to its explosive ending at the battle of the Piave River in the First World War, \u003ci\u003eNothing New Under the Sun \u003c\/i\u003emagnificently concludes Bacchelli’s capacious and passionate masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Mill on the Po\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRiccardo Bacchelli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(1891–1985) was an Italian historian, literary critic, and novelist. Nominated eight times for the Nobel Prize in Literature, he achieved renown for his dedication to the Italian literary tradition and his ambitious and outstanding historical novels, foremost among which are \u003ci\u003eThe Mill on the Po\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Three Slaves of Julius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 460pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1952826153\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100029870447,"sku":"978-1952826153","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Productsresize_71.jpg?v=1781124628","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-mill-on-the-po-nothing-new-under-the-sun-book-three","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}