{"product_id":"some-far-and-distant-place-jonathan-addleton-9780820324586","title":"Some Far and Distant Place","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in Pakistan to Baptist missionaries from rural Georgia, Jonathan S. Addleton crossed the borders of race, culture, class, and religion from an early age. \u003ci\u003eSome Far and Distant Place\u003c\/i\u003e combines family history, social observation, current events, and deeply personal commentary to tell an unusual coming-of-age story that has as much to do with the intersection of cultures as it does with one man's life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether sharing ice cream with a young Benazir Bhutto or selling gospel tracts at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Addleton provides insightful and sometimes hilarious glimpses into the Muslim-Christian encounter through the eyes of a young child. His narrative is rooted in many unlikely sources, including a southern storytelling tradition, Urdu ghazal, revivalist hymnology, and the \u003ci\u003eAnglican Book of Common Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e. The natural beauty of the Himalayas also leaves a strong and lasting mark, providing solidity in a confusing world that on occasion seems about to tilt out of control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis clear-eyed, insightful memoir describes an experience that will become increasingly more common as cultures that once seemed remote and distant are no longer confined within the bounds of a single nation-state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Addleton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820324582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820324586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Jonathan Addleton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926503784703,"sku":"9780820324586","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b5d930a0-5752-4ef1-8e8b-c4ed47fb1743.jpg?v=1681083442","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/some-far-and-distant-place-jonathan-addleton-9780820324586","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}