{"product_id":"the-purple-thread-john-broughton-9784824111142","title":"The Purple Thread: Eighth-Century Saxon Missions In Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is 733 AD in Anglo-Saxon Britain - a time of warriors, war and religious extremes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBegiloc, a young freedman from Wimborne, is a man of action. But his world turns upside down when the young Briton and his best friend Meryn are ordered away to protect English missionaries in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a man accustomed to brutality, Begiloc has a soft spot for the purple-tinged mountains, waterfalls, lakes, animals, trees and flowers - beginning to muse whether they, rather than Man, do not better embody the essence of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMission follows mission across the continent, and Begiloc is driven ever further from his loved ones. His ultimate foe is the corrupt and cruel Bishop of Rems, Milo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Begiloc ever be free from his obligations to the Church, and reunited with those whom he has been so long separated?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Broughton's The Purple Thread is a historical thrill-ride across 8th century Europe, which also rings some very contemporary bells, and a tale of a man's psychological battle to sustain his faith and morality in the face of temptation and evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Broughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 4824111145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9784824111142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Next Chapter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d","brand":"John Broughton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981964181759,"sku":"9784824111142","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0cb1b98d-faec-4b8f-91e5-e1cd78ffd73a.jpg?v=1683258507","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-purple-thread-john-broughton-9784824111142","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}