{"product_id":"vespers-in-vienna","title":"Vespers in Vienna","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Bruce Marshall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe year is 1946. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Second World War is over but the tranquility of order is hardly restored to the city of Vienna. Charged by the Allied administrators “to rehabilitate Austria”—with a particular responsibility towards all “displaced persons”—the British Colonel Nicobar and his staff take up residence in the convent of the Daughters of the Holy Ghost, where they live under the noble auspices of the Reverend Mother Auxilia. The imperturbable serenity of the convent and its religious inhabitants throws into sharp relief the frantic and frenzied nature of life for the occupiers of Vienna and the illusiveness of the peace that they seek to impose on the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eWe have a very good rule in the Army: If you want to avoid unpleasantness, never talk about politics or religion.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eReplete with the larger-than-life characters typical of Bruce Marshall’s fiction, \u003ci\u003eVespers in Vienna\u003c\/i\u003e refuses to sacrifice intelligence and nobility to the interests of humor and romance in telling its tale. The result is an astute satire, comparable to Waugh’s \u003ci\u003eSword of Honor \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy, boasting that rare blend of spiritual power and rich entertainment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* * *\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Marshall \u003c\/b\u003e(1899–1987) was a Scottish writer, accountant, veteran of both World Wars, and convert to Roman Catholicism. In a career spanning six decades, Marshall wrote forty novels, five of which will feature in the Cluny Classics series: \u003ci\u003eFather Malachy’s Miracle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Month of the Falling Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Accounting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVespers in Vienna\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Thread of Scarlet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685951382\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51320584241440,"sku":"978-1685951382","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3678\/2112\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--741.jpg?v=1773076013","url":"https:\/\/treewee.store\/products\/vespers-in-vienna","provider":"Tree of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}