{"product_id":"2026200015051-secondhand-the-root-and-the-flower-including-the-near-and-the-far","title":"The Root And The Flower: Including The Near And The Far","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the opulent and treacherous courts of Mughal India during the reign of Emperor Akbar, The Root and the Flower is a sweeping philosophical novel that chronicles the moral and spiritual struggles of Rajah Amar, a nobleman caught between the seductive power of worldly ambition and the austere demands of inner truth. L.H. Myers constructs a richly imagined world where palace intrigue, dynastic succession, and the clash of competing religions serve as the dramatic backdrop for one man's profound quest for meaning — a quest that cuts to the very heart of what it means to live with integrity. The narrative unfolds across a quartet of interconnected novels — The Near and the Far, Prince Jali, The Root and the Flower, and The Pool of Vishnu — presenting a panoramic vision of human society that is at once intimate and monumental.\n\nMyers writes with a rare combination of philosophical rigour and novelistic grace, drawing on the traditions of both the English novel and the great moral thinkers of the early twentieth century to craft a work of enduring literary significance. With an illuminating introduction by Penelope Fitzgerald, this edition invites readers to rediscover a masterwork that has long been championed by discerning critics yet remains criminally under-read — a novel that argues, with quiet but devastating force, that the examined life is the only life worth living.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203183976667,"sku":"2026200015051-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/bd7244a6-a0e7-4715-a9f7-686d2e482775.png?v=1788145094","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015051-secondhand-the-root-and-the-flower-including-the-near-and-the-far","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}