{"product_id":"the-book-of-james-jamie-mason-9798664663433","title":"The Book of James","description":"\"You know, you have a very foul mouth - and are actually quite violent - for a monk.\"What use is a monk with a sword? wonders James. Born Skel, the only son of an amoral and ambitious Viking couple, he matures under their cruel tutelage. When a slave revolt forces their war-clan to the hostile shores of primeval Britain, politics and treachery drive Skel from his kin to take refuge among the forest folk. There he spends a tortured decade vying for the heart of the witch-priestess he longs to marry. Later converted and christened James by missionary monks, he spends a reflective middle age as a brother in their monastery, making peace with the past until Viking war-boats suddenly darken the horizon. As a cruel and violent new dawn breaks over Britain, the aging James must face his demons and die as he has lived - battling not for gold or glory, but his immortal soul. THE TOWERING HISTORICAL NOVEL OF DAMNATION \u0026amp; REDEMPTION \"There are many ways to read THE BOOK OF JAMES - as historical adventure, Bildungsroman, tale of sword-and-sail or a finely-wrought portrait of 8th century Britain. But it is, fully and finally, a masterwork of profound moral and spiritual reflection - haunting, magisterial, unapologetically Christian. A defense of the faith for a new Dark Age ...\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jamie Mason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798664663433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Jamie Mason","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241870602495,"sku":"9798664663433","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d8952ae-9741-4555-838a-6b50f1ea34d6.jpg?v=1772656292","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-book-of-james-jamie-mason-9798664663433","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}