{"product_id":"9781480831957","title":"From the Lighthouse: Selected Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom a back garden near Liverpool to the borders of Afghanistan, from Moscow to New York, author Paul L. McGregor takes us on a journey of discovery through fiction and journalism. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA son of the working class, he presents narratives that combine fictional portraits of those who today would be called underprivileged with journalistic pieces whose countercultural commentaries offer a reminder of long-lost and much-maligned cultural, spiritual, and personal values. In these tales, McGregor recalls his parents, his childhood home, and his working-class neighbourhood in England; the collapse of the workers’ paradise in Russia; and meeting the saintly Fr. Ho Lung in Kingston, Jamaica. Riding a bus to the Mexican border an ex-convict gives him a lesson in dignity, and centuries-old frescoes in Italy lead him to reflect on what future awaits the Western world. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBy turns poetic and whimsical, this insightful collection of stories describes one man’s quest to sail off into the world and share the adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archway Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173664276720,"sku":"9781480831957","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480831957_p0.jpg?v=1763620766","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480831957","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}