David Maine

The Flood (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

'A wonder . . . the book shows how faith can gallop without the reins of reverence.' Murrough O'Brien, Independent on Sunday

In this brilliant and wildly funny debut novel, Noe's family - his wife, sons and daughters-in-law - tell what it's like to live with a man touched by God, while struggling against events that cannot be controlled or explained.

When Noe orders his sons to build an ark, he can't tell them where the wood will come from, just that God will provide. When he sends his daughters-in-law out to gather the animals, he can offer no directions, money or protection, only faith. But once the rain starts, they all come to realise that the harshest test of their faith is just beginning.

'Witty and well-paced, this is a tale that never loses sight of its gift of a plot . . . unexpectedly moving.'
Hephzibah Anderson, Observer

'What I most admired about The Flood is not just its honesty and authenticity, but Maine's refusal to give any easy answers or allow any simple readings. Again and again, there are enticing opportunities to draw metaphorical parallels with our own time.' Josh Lacey, Guardian

'Conversational and ironic, the narrative zips along and the dialogue is often anachronistically funny . . . This is a fluid and fluent book, easily read in one sitting.' Marianne Brace, Independent

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847676962
• Artikelnr.: 39491142

Autorenporträt

David Maine was born in 1963 and grew up in Farmington, Connecticut. He attended Oberlin College and the University of Arizona, and worked in the mental health systems of Massachusetts and Arizona. He is married to novelist Uzma Aslam Khan, and since 1998 has lived in Lahore, Pakistan.

Rezensionen

Sly, thoughtful look at the Bible. A beautifully paced novel. Daily Telegraph