{"product_id":"a-god-in-every-stone","title":"A God in Every Stone","description":"A God in Every Stone is a kaleidoscopic masterpiece of empire and rebellion by a storyteller of dizzying ambition and talent.\n\nOpening on the eve of the First World War in the Ottoman Empire in Turkey, the novel ends with a bloody massacre in the heart of the British Empire in India. And running through it, like a secret river, is the story of an ancient lost treasure, a silver circlet, given to the explorer Scylax by the Persian King.\n\nVivian Rose Spencer is fascinated by the history of ancient empires, and in the summer of 1914 she finds herself fulfilling a dream by joining an archeological dig in Turkey. It is here alongside young Germans and Turks that the young English woman will fall in love with an old family friend, the distinguished archeologist, Tahsin Bey. As she begins to see the world through his eyes, she also shares his obsession with finding Scylax’s lost silver circlet.\n\nAs her idyllic summer comes to an end with the outbreak of war in Europe, her friends will become her nation’s enemies and her loyalties will be tested.\n\nMonths later, in the battlefields of Europe Indian soldiers are fighting for the British Empire. At Ypres one Qayyum Gul, a Lance Corporal from Peshawar, will lose an eye, and find himself recuperating in a Royal Pavilion in England. Surrounded by the glories of empire he will slowly begin to doubt his loyalties to the British King.\n\nReturning to Peshawar, Qayyum Gul will share a train carriage with Vivian Rose Spencer who is on her way to his hometown in response to a mysterious message from Tahsin Bey. As she searches for the silver circlet, he searches for a new leader to believe in. Fifteen years later, they will meet again and their loyalties will be tested once more amidst massacres, cover-ups and the disappearance of a young man they both love.\n\nWith A God in Every Stone, Kamila Shamsie, one of Granta’s “Best of Young British Novelists” and the Orange Prize shortlisted author of Burnt Shadows, establishes herself as a major international voice whose storytelling sheds light on our own complex times.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1526607786\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1526607786.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Shamsie, Kamila\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43828599062589,"sku":"BVV.1526607786.A","price":10.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1526607786-0.jpg?v=1792102900","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/a-god-in-every-stone","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}