{"product_id":"return-to-the-future","title":"Return to the Future","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBy Sigrid Undset\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe future of any society is determined by the life and prosperity of families within that society.\u003c\/em\u003e (Sigrid Undset)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReturn to the Future \u003c\/b\u003erecounts Sigrid Undset’s dramatic exodus from her homeland during World War II. In 1940, the Nazi forces invade and occupy Nor­way, shattering the calm of the nation’s neutrality. With the western passage shut off, Undset escapes to the east—through anxious but helpful Sweden; on to Russia, dirty, disease-ridden, dysfunctional; then the natural beauty and cultural enigma of Japan, from where Undset and her son will depart by ship for a new future in the United States. Undset concludes with a measured reflection on the future of democracy and the possibility of a return to a virtuous and ordered society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA deeply personal work, \u003ci\u003eReturn to the Future \u003c\/i\u003ecombines trenchant social and political commentary with a powerfully moving account of the tragedies of World War II and the accompanying triumphs of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigrid Undset \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e(1882–1949) was a Norwegian novelist and essayist and a convert to the Catholic faith. In 1928, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. A number of Undset’s books are available from Cluny, including the \u003ci\u003eKristin Lavransdatter \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy, \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Orchid \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Burning Bush\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSaga of Saints\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e978-1949899900\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68197675106489,"sku":"978-1949899900","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/ProductImages_691_5caa0ecd-22d5-483b-8a7b-b2b3ff406369.jpg?v=1794089195","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/return-to-the-future","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}