{"product_id":"the-month-of-the-falling-leaves","title":"The Month of the Falling Leaves","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Bruce Marshall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor of philosophy \u003c\/b\u003eHarold Hilliard is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Symphony of Discord\u003c\/i\u003e, a metaphysical treatise on the “Dysteleological Surd”—the physical suffering which seemingly serves as proof against the existence of a benevolent Creator. Its limited sales in England notwithstanding, \u003ci\u003eSymphony of Discord\u003c\/i\u003e is a success in—of all places—Poland. Arriving in Warsaw for a lecture to the Metaphysical Society, Hilliard is mistaken for a British Secret Service agent and rapidly becomes embroiled in international espionage. Despite his best efforts to persuade Agent Karminski of the PZPR’s intelligence service to the contrary, Hilliard’s every move only serves as further evidence of his new identity as MI5’s new man in Poland and draws him deeper into the bewildering world of Cold War spies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was all a mistake. Everybody makes mistakes, don’t they? And I can’t bear the thought of being pulled in for that, of being torn from my home and habits and everyone I know.\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAlbert Camus, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Plague\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA political satire akin to Graham Greene’s classic \u003ci\u003eOur Man in Havana\u003c\/i\u003e—more lighthearted but no less clever—\u003ci\u003eThe Month of Falling Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e is a diverting story, swirling with suspicions and suspense, of scholar versus spy behind the Iron Curtain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Marshall \u003c\/b\u003e(1899–1987) was a Scottish writer, accountant, veteran of both World Wars, and convert to Roman Catholicism. In a career spanning six decades, Marshall wrote forty novels, five of which will feature in the Cluny Classics series: \u003ci\u003eFather Malachy’s Miracle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Month of the Falling Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Accounting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVespers in Vienna\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Thread of Scarlet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e174pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e978-1685950873\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100034752879,"sku":"978-1685950873","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--64817.jpg?v=1781124751","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-month-of-the-falling-leaves","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}