{"product_id":"9780996679312","title":"Stilling the Stillness: Volume I","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if. . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreeks and Trojans reimagined in Vietnam; women as unspoken victims--and unsung heroes--of war; all of humanity as inherently schizophrenic? These are some of the fascinating ideas raised by this remarkable first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrapped in an abandoned French fortress during the Vietnam War, a group of American soldiers, their two female prisoners, and a nearby village of women are thrown together by a besieging enemy, a gold statue, and an unnaturally violent monsoon. War, deception, religion, greed, plunder, heroism; the Trojan War seemingly being played out in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Yet one key participant may be orchestrating the conflict from the confines of a 21st century mental institution, spurred on by the Voices of a timeless, arguing God and Goddess. Greeks and Trojans are recast as contemporary men and women locked in a struggle to survive. Most chillingly, post-traumatic stress disorder triggers schizophrenia, as a complex weave of past and future eventually lead to the deceptively simple mystery of a skeleton waiting patiently in a tunnel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Ferguson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024246391024,"sku":"9780996679312","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780996679312_p0.jpg?v=1763940952","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780996679312","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}