{"product_id":"the-purchased-bride-peter-constantine-9781646052271","title":"The Purchased Bride","description":"\u003cb\u003eBased on a true story set in the final years of the Ottoman Empire, \u003ci\u003eThe Purchased Bride\u003c\/i\u003e tells the tale of Maria, a Greek girl who was bought at age fifteen by a much older, wealthy Ottoman man.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the Ottoman Empire falls and insurgents torch their Greek village in the Caucasus, Maria and her parents flee and find shelter in a refugee camp across the border in Ottoman territory. Cholera and plague are impending, and the priest running the camp takes a desperate measure, arranging to marry Maria off to a wealthy Ottoman Turk in the capital. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe and her best friend, Lita, then travel toward the Black Sea coast through a fascinating world of ancient and forgotten Ottoman mountain communities. They encounter escalating violence, sniper attacks, and marauding troops amid the Empire's collapse, as breakaway provinces declare themselves independent caliphates in defiance of the Sultan. And when Lita escapes, Maria is left to face her fate alone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A story of war, struggle, and ultimate success, based on the life of Constantine's grandmother, \u003ci\u003eThe Purchased Bride\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on a turbulent and dangerous part of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Constantine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646052277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646052271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Peter Constantine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073890906367,"sku":"9781646052271","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24ef7a63-a15b-4672-a311-1e66f888fac6.jpg?v=1685450524","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-purchased-bride-peter-constantine-9781646052271","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}