{"product_id":"9780547544960","title":"The Sign of Jonas","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis diary of a monastic life is “a continuation of \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Storey Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e . . . Astonishing” (\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chronicling six years of Thomas Merton’s life in a Trappist monastery, \u003ci\u003eThe Sign of Jonas\u003c\/i\u003e takes us through his day-to-day experiences at the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, where he lived in silence and prayer for much of his life.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Concluding with the account of Merton’s ordination as a priest, this diary documents his growing acceptance of his vocation—and the greater meaning he found within his private world of contemplation.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This book is made unmistakably real and almost, at times, unbearably poignant by the fact that the exuberance of youth so often wells up through it with rapture, impatience, and even bluster.” —\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A stirring book—the most readable and on the whole, most illuminating of the author’s writings.” —\u003ci\u003eCatholic World\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123096535280,"sku":"9780547544960","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547544960_p0.jpg?v=1769896495","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547544960","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}