{"product_id":"scars-of-the-heart-short-stories-9784824193971","title":"Scars of the Heart: Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bob Van Laerhoven\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Next Chapter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Next Chapter\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Short Stories (single author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy can people be so cruel to each other? In his search for answers, Bob Van Laerhoven concentrates on individuals, but ideologies, religions, and political structures shimmer in the background.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough ten stories set in different countries and eras, Van Laerhoven takes us through the destructive consequences of our passions as a common thread, from contemporary Syria to Algeria in the 1950s, and the civil war in Liberia to the uprising in Belgian Congo in the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ten stories in SCARS OF THE HEART highlight the dark side of love, which fuels our violence, inner loneliness, and greedy egos.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46392077975703,"sku":"9784824193971","price":1349.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9784824193971.webp?v=1768808379","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/scars-of-the-heart-short-stories-9784824193971","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}