{"product_id":"the-house-of-islam-marmaduke-pickthall-9781915025630","title":"The House of Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe House of Islam \u003c\/em\u003eexplores the contrasting lifestyles of two Palestinian brothers. Milhem, an ambitious Ottoman official, borrows money from his brother Shems-ud-din, a merchant and holy man, to purchase a government post in Jerusalem - a bustling, sophisticated city. When Shems-ud-din's beloved daughter falls ill, he is forced to leave his tranquil dwelling to seek the aid of a Frankish doctor in Jerusalem. The ensuing adventures that arise from their divergent paths give an insight into the Muslim world of the nineteenth-century with the sensitivity that Marmaduke Pickthall is renowned for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePickthall's second Middle Eastern novel, \u003cem\u003eThe House of Islam\u003c\/em\u003e explores the tension between traditional local customs and new Western practices in a Muslim culture on the cusp of immense change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marmaduke Pickthall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191502563X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915025630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.53d","brand":"Marmaduke Pickthall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44491437736191,"sku":"9781915025630","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d6bfe28b-00f5-4d1f-b5fc-e512ced19909.jpg?v=1699451194","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-house-of-islam-marmaduke-pickthall-9781915025630","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}