{"product_id":"children-of-covenant-fred-howard-9781540894809","title":"Children of Covenant","description":"\u003cp\u003eResidents of a Southern town are confronted with their religious bigotry in this deeply felt story of justice, regret, and forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Lee Street, a prominent businessman, is found dead on his property the Muslim community was trying to purchase to build a mosque, a Muslim, Ismael Hagarson, is arrested for the murder. Hagarson had been outraged when Street reneged on the real estate deal with no explanation and now seems the most likely suspect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocal minister Ike Benheart reluctantly comes forward with another explanation for Street's death. Street was deeply troubled by questions about homosexuality, and met with the minister just before his death. Benheart suspects Street's death was not a murder but a tragic suicide.Though Benheart goes to the defense attorney with his suspicions, nothing will dissuade the authorities from prosecuting Hagarson. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is up to Benheart to get to the bottom of Street's death and exonerate Hagarson. His search for the truth extends globally to Bangladesh, locally into the townspeople's deep seated prejudices, and inwardly, as he must come to grips with a dark family secret held for a generation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA probing, fearless expos  of prideful Southern intolerance reminiscent of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fred Howard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1540894800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781540894809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017","brand":"Fred Howard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984966320383,"sku":"9781540894809","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_012b12e0-ef4c-4823-b93d-a5502905c0fb.jpg?v=1683274989","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/children-of-covenant-fred-howard-9781540894809","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}