As I get corrected manuscripts for the print books, I also resubmit the ebook files so that the corrected ones are available for Kindle readers.
The 41st Sermon has a connection to Walker Percy, that great Southern writer. I won't repeat it here, just refer you to an earlier blog. In the paperback edition, I was able to include an image of the note from Percy to me about the manuscript.
Here's the back cover text for the paperback:
When a 45-year old Episcopal priest, suffering from mid-life
and mid-faith crisis, gets involved in a phony kidnap plot with his sexy blond
parishioner the result is a supercharged novel of sex, payback for decades-old
double-dealing, and despair, which only God can cure.
Father Christopher Talley, spends a week each year at a
resort in the Ozarks. This gives him a chance to escape the constraints of his
life as a minister – to fish, to drink, to cavort. He also writes his sermons
for the coming year. This year, while at the resort, he runs across one of his
parishioners, the lovely Molly, who says she is thinking of divorcing her
husband, but has a different plot in mind.
...a strange story...lots of different
themes – finding yourself, redemption, finding faith, learning what life is all
about... I really liked the book, ... it had a lot of good things to say, and I
thought the story was one in which many people could find enjoyment, once they
get past feeling shocked about some of the issues that come up.... you need to
be open-minded about the story, but if you are willing to do so, you should
find something in here to love. Amazon Reviewer
Be careful with the "Shades of Grey" comparisons - that is a good way to TURN OFF people who are sick to death of that whole thing... but might like this book. Which I think everyone should... :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Katy. I've heeded your advice and eliminated that reference. It was disingenuous of me anyway, I realized, because I haven't read 50 Shades. It's easy to over-reach in the marketing business and I shouldn't do that. Thanks
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