{"product_id":"9781936400874","title":"Eye On The Sparrow","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"On a blistering Punjabi morning, Father Joseph approached the group of village headmen gathered in a courtyard. Seated on charpoys in a semicircle, the men did not look happy. Eyes glared and turbaned heads stared, their enmity palpable as they fingered their swords. Suddenly, an old man with a dirty turban approached him nervously. 'Are you the priest who reported this problem?' Joseph said that he was. 'You have done a very bad thing. These are dangerous men. If somebody points a finger at them, they will cut off that finger. Calling them to come here is a big insult. This cannot have a happy ending.'\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e*****\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEye on the Sparrow\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the extraordinary journey of a young Indian-born boy who overcomes poverty, discrimination, and horrific historical events to become one of Pakistan's first indigenous Catholic priests. Growing up amid mosques and madrassas, often walking twenty miles for a holy day celebration, Joseph's story is an insightful (often humorous) account of how a darkskinned Bhatti from Hindu's lowest caste, aspiring only to serve his God,\u003cbr\u003esucceeds beyond anything he could have ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the background of Pakistan's rich and complex history, \u003ci\u003eEye on the Sparrow\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a unique and compassionate culture that has been torn asunder by the subjugation of foreign rule, the agony of partition, and the oppression of a politically turbulent Islamic state. As Western governments struggle to balance democratic ideals with religious extremism, Father Joseph's story offers a compelling message of faith and hope in the face of terrorism and ignorance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mill City Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056471032048,"sku":"9781936400874","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781936400874_p0.jpg?v=1763658527","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936400874","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}