{"product_id":"2940033185368","title":"Where the Shouting Began","description":"\u003cp\u003eA real village called Slawotich existed long ago. Now Steven Sher brings this shtetl back to life in five eloquent stories in which the mystical infuses every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the guise of a giant, Greed comes to Slawotich and menaces the villagers. A seller of mystical books inadvertently leaves plagues and destruction in his wake as he departs each town he visits. A young girl struggles to balance traditional observance with her compassion for a chicken. A peddler, weary of his wanderings, experiences a series of transformations, revealing the burdens that other creatures must carry. And in the title story, the village rabbi—modeled after the author’s great grandfather—finds a divinely-inspired way to protect the villagers from a pogrom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere the Shouting Began honors the past and speaks to the present with wisdom, insight, and humor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montemayor Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121832509680,"sku":"2940033185368","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940033185368_p0.jpg?v=1763658150","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940033185368","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}