{"product_id":"broken-open-andrew-j-suite-9798248250745","title":"Broken Open: A Biblical Novella of Bethany, the Cross, and the Resurrection: The Story of Martha, Mary, Lazarus, and the Cross","description":"There are some relationships in the Gospels that feel public and dramatic. And then there is Bethany. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a small house just outside Jerusalem, Jesus was not only Rabbi and Messiah, he was friend. Martha served him. Mary listened at his feet. Lazarus walked out of a tomb at his voice. And in that house, love was poured out without restraint.\u003cbr\u003eWhen Mary breaks an alabaster jar of costly nard and anoints Jesus, the fragrance fills the room. It is an act of devotion. It is also a prophecy. From that moment, the story moves toward the cross. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBroken Open\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary meditation on the final days of Jesus as seen through the intertwined lives of Martha, Mary, Lazarus, Judas, Simon of Cyrene, and those who watched him walk the road to Golgotha.\u003cbr\u003eThrough rich, immersive prose, Andrew explores: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe raising of Lazarus and its cost.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe tension between devotion and control.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe breaking of bread at the Last Supper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe crucifixion as love poured out.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe resurrection as fragrance that lingers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThis is not a retelling that replaces Scripture. It is an imaginative work rooted in the Gospel accounts and crafted to help readers feel the weight of wood, the scent of nard, the silence of tombs, and the cost of love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers of biblical fiction and contemplative literature, \u003ci\u003eBroken Open\u003c\/i\u003e invites you to step into Bethany... and follow the fragrance all the way to the empty tomb.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew J. Suite\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798248250745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d","brand":"Andrew J. Suite","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450537652479,"sku":"9798248250745","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bea165d3-9580-494a-a59c-1c8e777020b4.jpg?v=1777268209","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/broken-open-andrew-j-suite-9798248250745","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}