{"product_id":"the-play-is-written","title":"The Play Is Written","description":"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Play is Written is the lively and evocative life story of Peter, a spiritual seeker, as told to a man he encounters in an airport when their flights are delayed.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrowing up in a small town in Denmark in the 1950s, Peter befriends an enigmatic watchmaker and “prophet” named Carl Hansen, who lost his Jewish wife at the hands of the Nazis. Later he falls under the spell of Carl’s beautiful daughter, Maria, and hears about a mysterious group that follows an esoteric Christian system of self-knowledge. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the 1960s, after a brief marriage and the horrors of heroin addiction, Peter travels to India in an effort to assuage his spiritual hunger. He finds a teacher named Krishna, and comes closer to uncovering his own true nature.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack in Scandinavia, Peter and a friend find their way to the working community led by charismatic teacher “JC” in Sweden, and devote many years to learning from the master. In the background lurks the troubled and erratic Jude – Carl Hansen’s stepson.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen a member of the commune drowns, things start to fall apart. The government is looking into its tax affairs, and the local farmers and villagers turn hostile. After a climactic confrontation, the surviving members go their separate ways, to carry on JC’s work … believing that the play is written, and what matters is how well we play our parts.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Readers Paradise Book Shop Wexford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47291935490395,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0538\/7105\/0923\/files\/1_75a15aa8-99e2-435b-820d-f16365ece358.jpg?v=1699452908","url":"https:\/\/readersparadise.ie\/products\/the-play-is-written","provider":"ReadersParadise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}