{"product_id":"the-barn-at-the-end-mary-rose-oreilley-9781571312549","title":"The Barn at the End of the World: The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranscendence can come in many forms. For Mary Rose O'Reilley a year tending sheep seemed a way to seek a spirituality based not on \"climbing out of the body\" but rather on existing fully in the world, at least if she could overlook some of its earthier aspects. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Barn at the End of the World\u003c\/em\u003e follows O'Reilley in her sometimes funny, sometimes moving quest. Though small in stature, she learns to \"flip\" very large sheep and help them lamb. She also visits a Buddhist monastery in France, where she studies the practice of Mahayana Buddhism, dividing her spare time between meditation and dreaming of French pastries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Rose O'Reilley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571312544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571312549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Mary Rose O'Reilley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994280526079,"sku":"9781571312549","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_16335bfb-e8d9-4407-8995-50797f4ccfe0.jpg?v=1683329206","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-barn-at-the-end-mary-rose-oreilley-9781571312549","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}