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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Matters of Faithby Kristy Kiernan
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:From the author of Catching Genius, a novel of a young man's search for faithand its unintended consequences. At age twelve, Marshall Tobias saw his best friend killed by a train. It was then that he began his search for faithdelving into one tradition, then discarding it for another. His parents, however, have little time for spiritual contemplation. Their focus has been on his little sister Megan, who suffers from severe food allergies. Now Marshall is home from college with his first real girlfriend, but there is more to Ada than meets the eyeincluding her beliefs about the evils of medical intervention. What follows is a crisis that tests not only faith, but the limits of family, forgiveness, and our need to believe. Review:"In this tense, well-paced novel about belief, Kiernan explores what happens when faith and love test the limits of family fealty. In southwest Florida, college student Marshall Tobias is in search of something to believe in. He thinks he's found God and the woman he's always dreamed of when he falls in love with fundamentalist believer Ada Sparks. But Ada's against medical intervention for illness, and tragedy results when she sets out to 'help' Marshall's 12-year-old sister, Meghan, overcome her life-threatening allergies. Switching points-of-view between Marshall and his mother, Chloe, Kiernan (Catching Genius) movingly portrays a 20-year-old marriage gone flat and torn apart by crisis, a troubled son, a daughter hovering between life and death, and the hard-to-discern boundaries between true faith and unhealthy fanaticism. She handles her difficult material respectfully. Most interesting is her portrayal of the well-meaning traps parents fall into when encouraging open-ended exploration of faith without context, or choosing to remain silent. The thoughtful themes, interesting characters and page-turning drama of this novel will likely make it a book club favorite." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:From the author of "Catching Genius" comes a novel of a young man's search for faith--and its unintended consequences.
About the AuthorKristy Kiernan was born in Tennessee and raised on the beaches of southwest Florida. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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