{"product_id":"2940045046787","title":"The Shades of Paracelsus","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnna Waters, 17, is a smart girl from a good home who has a passion for natural medicine. Inspired by a medieval miracle worker, she wants to bring the people of her town to healthier ways of living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAl Flanagan, 24, a smooth talking and super ambitious businessman who works for a multinational pharmaceutical company is not going to let some reckless young schoolgirl threaten his market share or career path. But how far will he go to protect his patch?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe all wish every David could overcome their Goliath. But let’s not get too romantic about this; sometimes the Davids of this world are just not patient or clever enough, or perhaps the Goliaths are just too strong. Hmmm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The Shades of Paracelsus’ is also a novel about place. It explores the Illawarra region of Australia, a place where the abrupt and unarguable logic of the escarpment meets the tireless expanse of sapphire waters of a pacific ocean. See how this place shapes the thinking of its people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin the book, Anna publishes her own ebook titled RU4UT?. With each purchase of Shades, the author will send you a free ecopy of RU4UT?. Please order by email to the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing the author's first novel, he is making this available for free for a limited time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pat McGowan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072343097584,"sku":"2940045046787","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045046787_p0.jpg?v=1763673135","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045046787","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}