{"product_id":"lying-awake-paperback","title":"Lying Awake - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Salzman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Salzman's \u003cb\u003eLying Awake\u003c\/b\u003e is a finely wrought gem that plumbs the depths of one woman's soul, and in so doing raises salient questions about the power-and price-of faith. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSister John's cloistered life of peace and prayer has been electrified by ever more frequent visions of God's radiance, leading her toward a deep religious ecstasy. Her life and writings have become examples of devotion. Yet her visions are accompanied by shattering headaches that compel Sister John to seek medical help. When her doctor tells her an illness may be responsible for her gift, Sister John faces a wrenching choice: to risk her intimate glimpses of the divine in favor of a cure, or to continue her visions with the knowledge that they might be false-and might even cost her her life.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Salzman's Lying Awake is a finely wrought gem that plumbs the depths of one woman's soul, and in so doing raises salient questions about the power-and price-of faith. \u003cbr\u003eSister John's cloistered life of peace and prayer has been electrified by ever more frequent visions of God's radiance, leading her toward a deep religious ecstasy. Her life and writings have become examples of devotion. Yet her visions are accompanied by shattering headaches that compel Sister John to seek medical help. When her doctor tells her an illness may be responsible for her gift, Sister John faces a wrenching choice: to risk her intimate glimpses of the divine in favor of a cure, or to continue her visions with the knowledge that they might be false-and might even cost her her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Salzman is the author of \u003ci\u003eIron \u0026amp; Silk, Lost in Place\u003c\/i\u003e, and the previous novels \u003ci\u003eThe Laughing Sutra \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Soloist.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.15 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41766882181255,"sku":"9780375706066","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ecdffb41b18b059433fd96c54718a120.webp?v=1734088919","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/lying-awake-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}