{"product_id":"grey-eminence-by-aldous-huxley-9780099477822","title":"Grey Eminence","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe life of Father Joseph, Cardinal Richelieu's aide, was a monstrous paradox. After spending his days directing operations on the battlefield, Father Joseph would pass the night in prayer, or in composing spiritual guidance for the nuns in his care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe was an aspirant to sainthood, a practising mystic, yet his ruthless exercise of power succeeded in prolonging the Thirty Years War, with all its unspeakable horrors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his masterful biography, \u003cem\u003eGrey Eminence\u003c\/em\u003e, Aldous Huxley explores how a religious man could lead such a life and how an individual could reconcile the seemingly opposing moral systems of religion and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47403745870060,"sku":"9780099477822","price":23.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/91-9pbh4ELL._SL1500.jpg?v=1773865142","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/grey-eminence-by-aldous-huxley-9780099477822","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}