{"product_id":"when-the-english-fall-a-novel-1","title":"When the English Fall: A Novel","description":"A riveting and unexpected novel that questions whether a peaceful and non- violent community can survive when civilization falls apart.\n\nAgain, all are asleep, but I am not. I need sleep, but though I read and I pray, I feel too awake. My mind paces the floor.\n\nThere are shots now and again, bursts here and there, far away, and I cannot sleep. I think of this man in his hunger, shot like a rabbit raiding a garden. For what, Lord? For stealing corn intended for pigs and cattle, like the hungry prodigal helpless in a strange land.\n\nI can hear his voice.\n\nWhen a catastrophic solar storm brings about the collapse of modern civilization, an Amish community is caught up in the devastating aftermath. With their stocked larders and stores of supplies, the Amish are unaffected at first. But as the English (the Amish name for all non-Amish people) in the cities become increasingly desperate, they begin to invade nearby farms, taking whatever they want and unleashing unthinkable violence on the gentle communities.\n\nWritten as the diary of an Amish farmer named Jacob who tries to protect his family and his way of life, When the English Fall examines the idea of peace in the face of deadly chaos. Should members of a nonviolent society defy their beliefs and take up arms to defend themselves? And if they do, can they survive?\n\nDavid Williams’s debut novel is a thoroughly engrossing look into the closed world of the Amish, as well as a thought-provoking examination of how we live today and what remains if the center cannot hold.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1616205229\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1616205229.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Williams, David\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. This is an ex-library book with stickers and markings. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46742538813617,"sku":"RDV.1616205229.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/1616205229-0.jpg?v=1775153111","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/when-the-english-fall-a-novel-1","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}