{"product_id":"the-fifth-mountain","title":"The Fifth Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“More ambitious than \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist\u003c\/i\u003e. A thought-provoking tale.” – \u003ci\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping and deeply personal novel about faith, loss, and the will to rebuild — from Paulo Coelho, the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e takes us to ninth-century Israel, where the young prophet Elijah is fleeing for his life. Queen Jezebel has ordered the execution of every prophet who refuses to worship her pagan gods, and Elijah — chosen by God to deliver a message the powerful do not want to hear — has no choice but to run. Guided by an angel, he crosses the desert and takes refuge in the Phoenician city of Akbar, where he finds an unlikely home with a widow and her young son. As he settles into an uneasy peace and begins to rebuild, catastrophe strikes — and Elijah is forced to confront the mountain that has shadowed his journey from the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by a moment of devastating loss in Coelho's own life, the novel asks the question at the heart of all human suffering: why do terrible things happen to those who are trying to do what is right? Elijah's answer — hard-won and quietly transformative — is the beating heart of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA timeless story about the courage it takes to keep faith when everything you love has been taken from you, \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e is a liberating and ultimately uplifting read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paulo Coelho","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":55250931974435,"sku":"9780060930134","price":11.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780060930134.jpg?v=1781794848","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/the-fifth-mountain","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}