{"product_id":"heretics-of-piedmont-d-j-speckhals-9781737536482","title":"Heretics of Piedmont: A Novel of the Waldensians","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA monk banished for sins he didn't commit. A secret mission that could redeem him-or condemn him utterly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1458 Piedmont, novice monk Andreas de Bonomo's promising future shatters when false accusations exile him from his Benedictine order. His abbot, aware of the injustice, offers a clandestine path to absolution: infiltrate a burgeoning heretical sect in the rugged Alpine valleys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with his wits and language skills, Andreas arrives as a traveling scribe, offering to chronicle the history of the mountain folk. Yet, as he delves deeper into the lives of the Vallenses-a community committed to the Bible-he finds not fire-breathing devils, but a people of unwavering faith and conviction, whose understanding of scripture challenges everything he's ever known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught between his sworn duty to the Church and the compelling truth he uncovers, Andreas must decide where his loyalties truly lie. Will he expose these heretics or risk everything to protect a faith more ancient and pure than he ever imagined?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world on the cusp of seismic change, one man's search for truth could ignite a fire that reshapes history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. J. Speckhals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 173753648X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737536482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Locust Lamp Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"D. J. Speckhals","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659807797503,"sku":"9781737536482","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heretics-of-piedmont-d-j-speckhals-9781737536482","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}