{"product_id":"some-far-and-distant-place-jonathan-s-addleton-9780820352572","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 S. Addleton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820352578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820352572\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 04\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Jonathan S. Addleton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065187119359,"sku":"9780820352572","price":92.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8fc7fd49-7f21-4b5f-bc21-7b8939570192.jpg?v=1768673568","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/some-far-and-distant-place-jonathan-s-addleton-9780820352572","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}