{"product_id":"christ-of-the-cyclone-lowell-boileau-9798640005424","title":"Christ of the Cyclone","description":"\u003cp\u003eDo we determine our fate or are we toys of the gods? This ancient question is asked in a story wrapped in the sunny warmth of an idyllic fishing village cum fledgling resort destination on the Mexican Pacific coast during the winter of 1973. The answer explodes with fury in the final chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe protagonists, Ruthie and Albert, are a young Canadian couple wintering in a low-budget house perched above the fishermen's docks in the lagoon behind the village. They are finding themselves, discovering an ancient culture, building their future - and having a baby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe antagonists are a pompous American student, Vino, his dimwitted go-fer sidekick Tommy, and Ibarrios, an ambitious and ruthless Mexican real estate developer who has grand development schemes to transform the sleepy village for his own profit. All three share a contempt for the village's ancient traditions and beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there is a third protagonist: a crucifix in the village's centuries-old church, where the arms of the Christ figure, broken at the shoulders and dangling at its sides, mark it to all as the revered Christ of the Cyclone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCover Art \"Los Brazos de Cristo\" and book illustrations by Lowell Boileau\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lowell Boileau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798640005424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Lowell Boileau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49168201351423,"sku":"9798640005424","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/christ-of-the-cyclone-lowell-boileau-9798640005424","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}