{"product_id":"the-spirit-of-the-times-paperback","title":"The Spirit of the Times - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJustin Newland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn fourteenth-century Central Asia, Karia is a young woman living under the yoke of Mongol occupation. But she's different. She's a fighter with supernatural powers. She could use them to keep the Black Plague at bay and solve the mystery of the purple skies at dawn - if only she could overcome her self-doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravelling in caravans on the Silk Road, she faces dangers seen and unseen - from sandstorms and slave traders to the desert djinn and folk who believe she's a witch. She fears losing Abi, her little cousin, who's fascinated by roses and the dance of the Whirling Dervishes of Bukhara.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Karia falls in love with an English sailor fleeing the Knights Hospitaller, they sail to England with Abi to unravel the meaning of the purple skies, a dance, a posy tree, and a ring of roses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Spirit of the Times is part history, part fiction and part speculation: on the origin of disease; the power of innocence; the unfortunate aspects of custom and dogma; and humanity's ability to respond to the governing influence or spirit of the times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53878138011955,"sku":"9781806344154","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/FPTZ1p_09H9781806344154.webp?v=1787191529","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-spirit-of-the-times-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}