{"product_id":"2940151312288","title":"The Marble King and Other Stories","description":"THE MARBLE KING by David Bellin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pastor of a weather-beaten country church risks his reputation and his future to help a boyhood friend who will resent him for it.…A successful Milwaukee business woman leaves her career to move to Manhattan and play chess in Central Park.…A gentle but lonely man stalks a family, pretending to be one of them, until his fantasy carries him a step too far.…An estranged husband hears voices in his new bachelor apartment, voices that spin a tale of infidelity eerily like his own…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Bellin, author of The Children's War and Sherman's Chaplain, turns his acclaimed novel-writing touch to short fiction in this collection of original stories, some intensely emotional, others slyly comic, but all of them alight with the author's conviction that—even in a predatory world—grace and love will endure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-----------------\u003cbr\u003ePraise for The Children's War:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Arresting first novel...a satisfying novel that illuminates compassionate souls on both sides of a terrible struggle.”—Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Contemporary fiction with something substantive to say...builds to power and excitement.”—Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A gripping story, well told.”—Bookviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Commendable…lends insight into the scarred minds of the people involved…strong supporting cast and rich language.”—Voya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“(Readers) will be rewarded with strong characters and an incisive vision of the Irish conflict…The Children's War is a moving tale.”—West Coast Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Enjoyed reading the novel…conveys well the senselessness of the violence in Northern Ireland”—National Catholic News Service\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Convincingly portrays life in Ulster, where neither predator nor victim is in control of his existence.”—Catholic Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Sherman's Chaplain:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Very enjoyable, enlightening and thought-provoking.”—Civil War News\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Captivating in its humanity and remarkably moving…impossible to stop turning the pages.”—The Chronicle-Express\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A gem of a book…compact, hard, but utterly beautiful.”—Reader Views\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Polished characters, solid plot and good pace all contribute to a wonderful story.”—BookIdeas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fast-paced novel…a great read.”—San Francisco Review","brand":"Epigraph Publishing Service","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112925708528,"sku":"2940151312288","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151312288_p0.jpg?v=1764009593","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151312288","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}