{"product_id":"in-the-land-of-eternal-alan-howard-9781941861394","title":"In the Land of Eternal Spring","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Most Anticipated Small Press Book of 2017: a poignant love story and dynamic political novel of a period in our history that resonates today\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeace Corps Volunteer Laura Jenson has a lot in common with Peter Franklin, a Fulbright Scholar, whom she meets in Guatemala City in 1963. Both of them are inspired by JFK's call to action for a new foreign policy that would help the poor and promote democracy. What they find, however, is the reality of America's one-dimensional Cold War policies that got us into Vietnam and radicalized a generation. They fall in love as Laura becomes involved in Guatemala's nascent revolutionary movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the political situation in Guatemala erupts, Laura draws Peter into also supporting the revolutionary movement, and they begin working together clandestinely in the city and mountains. The tension builds as the government's security forces close in on them and then trap them in a safe house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Howard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941861393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941861394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard Square Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2017","brand":"Alan Howard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47203060941055,"sku":"9781941861394","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd0b50ed-03ec-4470-8614-997f4405bfad.jpg?v=1756834210","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-land-of-eternal-alan-howard-9781941861394","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}