{"product_id":"teach-the-children-to-pray-9783910998025","title":"Teach the Children to Pray","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rebecca Harwick\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Kastanien Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Kastanien Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA lyrical, intimate portrait of a young woman's coming of age in a Germany torn apart by the Thirty Years War, \u003cem\u003eTeach the Children to Pray \u003c\/em\u003eis a novel for anyone who has ever grappled with the question of how to live well in difficult times.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Pray, children, pray \/ Tomorrow comes the Swede \/ Tomorrow comes Oxenstiern' \/ To teach the children to pray \/ Pray, children, pray\" - German children's rhyme, the Thirty Years War\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1618. A witch hunt forces ten year-old Josefine Dorn and her father to the harsh, unforgiving roads of Germany. That same year, Bohemian Protestants throw the Holy Roman Emperor's regents from a castle window, sparking a religious war that soon engulfs the whole Empire. Driven by misfortune and desperation, Josefine's father enlists, and Josefine follows him into the army's baggage train. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the army, Josefine learns to survive, first as a child looking after her soldier father, and later, in the unlikely role of field surgeon, tending to the war's broken and ailing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosefine's story is interwoven with the ordinary people of Germany-men and women; Protestants, Catholics and Jews; believers and nonbelievers-as they strive to hold onto what truly matters in spite of plundering armies and narrow-minded princes. Evocatively written and infused with warmth and humanity, Teach the Children to Pray brings to life a richly-drawn cast of characters through the eyes of its striking heroine and her extraordinary story of lost faith, forbidden love, and the search for peace in a time of endless war.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46393531924631,"sku":"9783910998025","price":2999.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783910998025.webp?v=1769025531","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/teach-the-children-to-pray-9783910998025","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}