{"product_id":"the-hill-of-evil-counsel-9780156402750","title":"The Hill of Evil Counsel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sensuous prose and indelible imagery.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree stories in which history and imagination intertwine to re-create the world of Jerusalem during the last days of the British Mandate. Refugees drawn to Jerusalem in search of safety are confronted by activists relentlessly preparing for an uprising, oblivious to the risks. Meanwhile, a wife abandons her husband, and a dying man longs for his departed lover. Among these characters lives a boy named Uri, a friend and confidant of several conspirators who love and humor him as he weaves in and out of all three stories. \u003ci\u003eThe Hill of Evil Counsel\u003c\/i\u003e is \"as complex, vivid, and uncompromising as Jerusalem itself\" (\u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOz, Amos:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAMOS OZ (1939-2018) was born in Jerusalem. He was the recipient of the Prix Femina, the Frankfurt Peace Prize, the Goethe Prize, the Primo Levi Prize, and the National Jewish Book Award, among other international honors. His work, including \u003ci\u003eA Tale of Love and Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Land of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e, has been translated into forty-four languages. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318186676498,"sku":"9780156402750","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_20ccb4b6-3db1-486f-b82a-dc8f15a449d7.jpg?v=1727550397","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hill-of-evil-counsel-9780156402750","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}