{"product_id":"separate-from-the-world-9780821418147","title":"Separate from the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs another college year draws to an end, Professor Michael Branden is weary after nearly thirty years of teaching. Sitting in his office on a warm spring day, he receives an unexpected visit from an Amish man who claims his brother, a dwarf like himself, has been murdered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gaus is a sensitive storyteller who matches his cadences to the measured pace of Amish life, catching the tensions among the village’s religious factions.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e— The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Gaus’s] writing is crisp and fast-paced, his depiction of the Amish sympathetic yet realistic…. [An] enjoyable, interesting novel. Only one caveat: It’s too short!”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003ci\u003eOhioana Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Two unexplained deaths bring home to history professor Michael Branden (A Prayer for the Night, 2006, etc.) the powers and limitations of modern science.… A perceptive look at problems that have no easy solutions.”\u003cbr\u003e — Starred Review, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The pro-medicine\/anti-medicine debate that splits the Amish community literally pits brother against brother and the clash of cultures, and of ideals within a culture, adds complex depth to Gaus’ story.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003ci\u003eMystery Scene Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In Gaus’s excellent sixth Ohio Amish mystery … a convincing plot and credible, sympathetic characters make another winner in this fine regional series.”\u003cbr\u003e — Starred Review, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ohio University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083682881879,"sku":"9780821418147","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780821418147.jpg?v=1725549706","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/separate-from-the-world-9780821418147","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}