{"product_id":"9781463466336","title":"God's Perfect Scar","description":"\u003cp\u003eHistory comes alive in \u003ci\u003eGod’s Perfect Scar\u003c\/i\u003e.  A survivor of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising finds himself in Auschwitz, working with a woman prisoner to plan and implement a harrowing mass escape.  A former Polish lancer turned airborne trooper turned English instructor at the University of Warsaw finds himself targeted by the Kremlin-controlled secret police.  Two brothers find themselves conscripted by a pair of ambitious rulers, each itching to fire the first shot in a war that will ensnare soldiers and nurses from America, Britain, New Zealand and Korea.  An American priest, a former World War II chaplain, finds himself playing street soccer in Rome and plotting a rescue in Warsaw.  Bullets and shrapnel leave lasting scars – as do polio, treachery and guilt.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePainstakingly researched, \u003ci\u003eGod’s Perfect Scar\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of ordinary people swept up in extraordinary, history-changing upheavals, contending with unrelenting stresses and making life-altering choices.  During his research, Johnson learned about Aline Gartner, lost in the mists of time and history.  In the pages of \u003ci\u003eGod’s Perfect Scar\u003c\/i\u003e, he “brings back to life” this remarkably courageous woman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Auschwitz to Cracow to Warsaw, London, Moscow, Beijing, Kaesong, Seoul and small town America, \u003ci\u003eGod’s Perfect Scar\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on a journey that provides a different and broader perspective on major happenings that have been shaping history for the last 60 years.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs with Johnson’s earlier works, \u003ci\u003eWarrior Priest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFate of the Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e, the pacing in \u003ci\u003eGod’s Perfect Scar\u003c\/i\u003e is brisk, the tension palpable and the outcomes unpredictable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124758921456,"sku":"9781463466336","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781463466336_p0.jpg?v=1763682125","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781463466336","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}