{"product_id":"godsend-paperback-1","title":"Godsend - 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\u003eJohn Wray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by the story of John Walker Lindh, the \"American Taliban,\" Whiting Award-winning author John Wray explores the circumstances that could impel a young American to abandon identity and home to become an Islamist militant.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike many other eighteen-year-olds, Aden Sawyer is intently focused on a goal: escape from her hometown. Her plan will take her far from her mother's claustrophobic house, where the family photos have all been turned to face the wall; far from the influence of her domineering father--a professor of Islamic studies--and his new wife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAden's dream, however, is worlds removed from conventional fantasies of teen rebellion: she is determined to travel to Peshawar, Pakistan, to study Islam at a madrasa. To do so, she takes on a new identity, disguising herself as a young man named Suleyman. Aden fully commits to this new life, even burning her passport to protect her secret. But once she is on the ground, she finds herself in greater danger than she could possibly have imagined. Faced with violence, disillusionment, and loss, Aden must make choices that will test not only her faith but also her most fundamental understanding of who she is, and that will set her on a wild, fateful course toward redemption by blood. John Wray's \u003ci\u003eGodsend\u003c\/i\u003e is a coming-of-age novel like no other.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Wray \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the critically acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Time Accidents\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLowboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Right Hand of Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCanaan's Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e. He was named one of \u003ci\u003eGranta'\u003c\/i\u003es\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBest of Young American Novelists in 2007. The recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award, he lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47240428060921,"sku":"9781250234803","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aUlnOGpHTVpXWkxML2dKbXZLMVM0QT09.webp?v=1768570289","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/godsend-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}