{"product_id":"books-the-leper-s-companions-by-julia-blackburn","title":"The Leper's Companions","description":"To escape from her own sadness, a woman finds refuge in a past time. In a village by the sea she watches the lives of the inhabitants unfold around her. But the year is now 1410 and this is a world of devils and miracles, a world in which there are no clear boundaries between reality and the power of the imagination.   A man's discovery of a mermaid washed up on the sand starts a chain of events that leads three of the villagers to accompany the enigmatic figure of the leper on a pilgrimmage to the Holy Land. The woman joins them and sets out without the certainty of ever coming home again.  The Leper's Companions was shortlisted for the Orange Prize.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673242624273,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780099272762.jpg?v=1781524278","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-leper-s-companions-by-julia-blackburn","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}