{"product_id":"patrick","title":"Patrick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Patrick (Hardcover, 464 pages – Harpercollins Pb, 2004) – Harpercollins Pb, 2004. Language: Eng.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in an era of brutal conflict and turmoil, this epic adventure is the first novel to tell the full story of the slave who became a saint, of the man who rose to the challenge of his time and changed the course of history. In the summer of 405AD, Irish raiders attack the western coast of Wales, carving a fiery swathe through the peaceful countryside. Among the survivors who are rounded up and taken back to Ireland is Succat: an impulsive sixteen-year-old son of a powerful Roman family. Succat is sold as a slave and put to work tending sheep. Repeated escape attempts lead to ever more brutal and savage beatings, until he comes to the attention of Cormac, a young novice druid. The two strike up an unlikely friendship and, as Succat learns the ways of the Irish people, he is given a new name by the druid: Patrick. With a new name begins Patrick's new life: he is married, and returns to his home to claim his inheritance, only to find his father's estate in ruins. So begins a calamitous journey that will lead him to Tours, see him join the Roman Legion as a soldier, suffer the the horrors of a plague-filled Rome; and thence back to Ireland, where he will embark on a mission for which his name will be remembered throughout history. In the spirit of Bernard Cornwell's Arthurian cycle, Patrick is a gritty and unsentimental portrait of one of the Western world's great icons, featuring an accurate and compelling rendering of the historical period -- an era full of brutal conflict, adventure, turmoil, and visionary inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen R. Lawhead","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52368550396186,"sku":"9780007148851","price":107.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/2699\/9322\/files\/61vBAVJFs3L._SY522.jpg?v=1781754113","url":"https:\/\/medicampus.store\/products\/patrick","provider":"medicampus.store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}