{"product_id":"fifth-mountain-book-paulo-coelho-9780060175443","title":"The Fifth Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"More ambitious than \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist\u003c\/i\u003e. A thought-provoking tale.\" - \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping and deeply personal novel about faith, loss, and the will to rebuild -- from Paulo Coelho, the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e takes us to ninth-century Israel, where the young prophet Elijah is fleeing for his life. Queen Jezebel has ordered the execution of every prophet who refuses to worship her pagan gods, and Elijah -- chosen by God to deliver a message the powerful do not want to hear -- has no choice but to run. Guided by an angel, he crosses the desert and takes refuge in the Phoenician city of Akbar, where he finds an unlikely home with a widow and her young son. As he settles into an uneasy peace and begins to rebuild, catastrophe strikes -- and Elijah is forced to confront the mountain that has shadowed his journey from the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by a moment of devastating loss in Coelho's own life, the novel asks the question at the heart of all human suffering: why do terrible things happen to those who are trying to do what is right? Elijah's answer -- hard-won and quietly transformative -- is the beating heart of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA timeless story about the courage it takes to keep faith when everything you love has been taken from you, \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e is a liberating and ultimately uplifting read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49586974621969,"sku":"GOR003726641","price":15.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49644961431825,"sku":"GOR006670593","price":23.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50053746786577,"sku":"CIN0060175443A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50326973481233,"sku":"CIN0060175443G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50943463096593,"sku":"CIN0060175443VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53363961463057,"sku":"GOR004468564","price":15.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0060175443.gif?v=1751194079","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/fifth-mountain-book-paulo-coelho-9780060175443","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}