{"product_id":"9781453200827","title":"The Time of the Angels: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a crumbling London rectory after the Second World War, a priest descends into madness in this tale of good and evil by a Man Booker Prize winner.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Carel Fisher was once a bastion of faith, a shining example of Anglican goodness and Christian values. But time and circumstance have worn him down as surely as the bombs of the Blitz have broken apart the very walls around him.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e His convictions have vanished and his belief in mankind has tarnished. Imprisoned within his own mind and the decaying walls of his ruined rectory, he has few companions left: his niece and his household staff, all of whom become collateral damage as Father Carel’s reality becomes a twisted mirror for his views on the human condition. As relationships and desires, resentments and retributions, begin to crowd the small church, secrets are revealed that will shatter the lives of all involved, no matter how good or innocent they are.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e At once haunting and mysterious, \u003ci\u003eThe Time of the Angels\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating tale of madness and morality that “excites and delights,” while calling into question ideas of religion and decency in a world torn apart by the aftereffects of war (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125344878832,"sku":"9781453200827","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453200827_p0.jpg?v=1772805250","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453200827","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}