{"product_id":"leaves-of-the-tree-maggy-whitehouse-9781905806102","title":"Leaves Of The Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003eI was poring over a scroll in the library when he came; dressed in my most faded, old clothes; my hair breaking free from its plaits as it so often did. There would have been ink on my fingers and frown-lines on my forehead as I tussled with language, religion and bad penmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe had to say my name twice before I heard him. Then, as I looked up, shock drained all the colour from my face. There was no doubt who it was, even if more than a decade had passed since our last meeting and, although I had half been expecting him for almost as long as I had lived in Alexandria, it had become an unspecified event which would happen some day. Not now. Not here. Not standing in front of me when I looked such a mess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfident, arrogant and certain of his rôle as leader of the new Christian movement, Paul of Tarsus comes to Alexandria to meet the cousin of his saviour. It should have been a formality; a courtesy, no more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah's knowledge came from direct experience of Jesus' teaching; Paul's from revelation on the road to Damascus. Could these two proud and volatile people work together and make a union that could change the world or would it tear both them-and the new faith-apart? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maggy Whitehouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1905806108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781905806102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tree Of Life Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.70d","brand":"Maggy Whitehouse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520215531775,"sku":"9781905806102","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b763db76-1963-48f6-8575-646cb414baff.jpg?v=1762884235","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/leaves-of-the-tree-maggy-whitehouse-9781905806102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}