Forgiveness 4 You - Rilegato

Bauer Ann

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ISBN 10: 0715650378 ISBN 13: 9780715650370

Casa editrice: Duckworth & Co, 2015

Riassunto

Gabriel McKenna is an ex-Catholic priest, and with his quiet job at a quiet bookstore, he is-slowly-rebuilding his still-young life. But even outside the confessional, people feel compelled to share their stories and reveal to him their deepest, guiltiest secrets. One of these people is Madeline Murray, an ambitious advertising executive, who, hours after uncharacteristically confessing to Father Gabe, has a vision: A business that will offer confession and forgiveness-the comforts of religion, without the religion. Without knowing exactly how it happened (and whether any of it is morally sound) Gabriel is transformed by Madeline and her colleagues into the centrepiece of the forgiveness brand. A therapeutic revolution unleashes itself on America-or is about to, until a terrible secret threatens to torpedo the business and the man at the middle of it.

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Recensione:

In this engrossing novel, Ann Bauer turns her sharp and empathetic eye on a cast of broken people trying to find meaning in an increasingly cynical world. In the tradition of George Saunders, Forgiveness 4 You imagines a near future whereeverything-even grace-can be commodified, but where our better angels still wield surprising power. --Christopher Castellani, author of A Kiss from Maddalena

L'autore:

Ann Bauer is author of two novels, The Forever Marriage and A Wild Ride up the Cupboards, and co-author of the culinary memoir, Damn Good Food. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and Elle. From 2006 to 2010, she was a regular contributor to Salon. She splits her time between Minneapolis and Boston.

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• Editore: Duckworth & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0715650378
• ISBN 13: 9780715650370
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 304