{"product_id":"eye-on-the-sparrow-book-rosemary-colgrove-9781936400874","title":"Eye on the Sparrow","description":"\u003ci\u003eOn a blistering Punjabi morning, Father Joseph approached the group of village headmen gathered in a courtyard. Seated on charpoys in a semicircle, the men did not look happy. Eyes glared and turbaned heads stared, their enmity palpable as they fingered their swords. Suddenly, an old man with a dirty turban approached him nervously. 'Are you the priest who reported this problem?' Joseph said that he was. 'You have done a very bad thing. These are dangerous men. If somebody points a finger at them, they will cut off that finger. Calling them to come here is a big insult. This cannot have a happy ending.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e *****\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eEye on the Sparrow\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the extraordinary journey of a young Indian-born boy who overcomes poverty, discrimination, and horrific historical events to become one of Pakistan's first indigenous Catholic priests. Growing up amid mosques and madrassas, often walking twenty miles for a holy day celebration, Joseph's story is an insightful (often humorous) account of how a darkskinned Bhatti from Hindu's lowest caste, aspiring only to serve his God, succeeds beyond anything he could have ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Set against the background of Pakistan's rich and complex history, \u003ci\u003eEye on the Sparrow\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a unique and compassionate culture that has been torn asunder by the subjugation of foreign rule, the agony of partition, and the oppression of a politically turbulent Islamic state. As Western governments struggle to balance democratic ideals with religious extremism, Father Joseph's story offers a compelling message of faith and hope in the face of terrorism and ignorance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49810815484177,"sku":"CIN1936400871G","price":5.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1936400871.jpg?v=1751413881","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/eye-on-the-sparrow-book-rosemary-colgrove-9781936400874","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}