{"product_id":"gods-punishment-hardcover","title":"God's Punishment - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulian de la Chica\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAward-Winning Author\u003c\/strong\u003e (AWA) in the \u003cstrong\u003eBest Novel - Historical Fiction (English)\u003c\/strong\u003e category and \u003cstrong\u003eHonorable Mention \u003c\/strong\u003ein the \u003cstrong\u003eBest LGBTQ+ Theme Book\u003c\/strong\u003e at the Latino Book Awards 2023 (ILBA) 25th Edition, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGod's Punishment \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis a\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003epowerful love story depicting the struggle against the church and God himself. Recreating the Colombia of the early twentieth century, the novel tells the story of a small town nestled in the mountains of Colombia that became a concentration camp run by the state, the church, and the medical community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditorial Note: \u003c\/strong\u003eSince 2000, composer Julián De La Chica has been researching Agua de Dios, Colombia, and its history as a town forcibly confining leprosy patients and those suspected of having leprosy. For his research, De La Chica visited the community and interviewed persons with information about those who crossed the Puente de Los Suspiros (Bridge of Sighs) over the Río Bogotá and into the concentration camps. Those inmates, who were forced by the Colombian government to relinquish their rights as citizens-their identities, possessions, and families-numbered into the tens of thousands until the leprosarium was closed in 1961.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53055855460576,"sku":"9780578993775","price":36.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/5N28wFtJDb9780578993775.webp?v=1781347320","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/gods-punishment-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}