The Book of Q - Rilegato

Rabb, Jonathan

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 060960483X ISBN 13: 9780609604830

Casa editrice: Crown Pub, 2001

Riassunto

A modern-day priest uncovers a sixth-century conspiracy that threatens to re-awaken in the present, and his investigation carries him to Croatia where he will confront the consequences of an eight-year-old affair. By the author of The Overseer. 50,000 first printing.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Jonathan Rabb is the author of The Overseer. He lives in New York City.

Dal risvolto di copertina interno

nal bestseller The Overseer, Jonathan Rabb demonstrated his imaginative power and keen understanding of history with a superb thriller that dazzled critics and fans alike. The Book of Q now brings his gifts to full, stunning fruition.

Asia Minor, sixth century: After several centuries of conflict with the early Christian church, the Manichaeans, a heretical sect, vanish from the historical record.

Bosnia, 1992: Ian Pearse, a young American relief worker destined for the priesthood, has his faith tested by the horrors of war, but is jolted from his despair by a passionate affair with a Croatian woman named Petra.

Rome, present day: Father Pearse, now a researcher at the Vatican Library, comes into possession of an ancient scroll after the mysterious death of one Vatican priest and the disappearance of another. His scholar's curiosity aroused, he has the document translated by an old friend in Rome. He is stunned to learn that the scroll

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Crown Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 060960483X
• ISBN 13: 9780609604830
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 375
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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