{"product_id":"the-ivory-cat-paperback","title":"The Ivory Cat - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSally Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Egyptian gods (if they exist) are the many which is the One: innumerable aspects of a single unity living in a time-space in which all time is now and all space is here, and everything can be true at once.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNormally the gods don't meddle in human affairs, asking only that Cosmic Order be preserved. But now and then-\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a moment that was all moments, a simultaneity that in human terms would one day be known as circa 1333 BC, Bastet the cat-headed goddess (if she existed) looked with interest upon Pharaoh Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti and their children, upon a fishing boat bearing a numinous ivory cat, a fearful slave in Bubastis, an arrogant and unhappy princess in Mitanni, some venomous and ambitious plotters, a naive idealist or three, and a scatter of other human and feline players. She smiled a bland cosmic smile-\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-and meddled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42175909462151,"sku":"9780595463350","price":20.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c7236449c9fda97749c87c0098a48d3f.webp?v=1733385214","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-ivory-cat-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}