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"When an evangelical preacher in Tennessee offers shelter to two gay men after a catastrophic flood, he's met with resistance by his wife and congregation, and eventually loses custody of his son. He decides to kidnap his son and flee to Key West, where he suspects his estranged gay brother is livin...

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Main Author: House, Silas, 1971- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:"When an evangelical preacher in Tennessee offers shelter to two gay men after a catastrophic flood, he's met with resistance by his wife and congregation, and eventually loses custody of his son. He decides to kidnap his son and flee to Key West, where he suspects his estranged gay brother is living"--
Tennessee. When evangelical preacher Asher Sharp offers shelter to two gay men after a catastrophic flood, he's met with resistance by his wife and congregation. Losing custody of his son Justin, he decides to kidnap the boy and flee to Key West, where he believes his estranged gay brother is living. It is there that Asher and Justin discover a new way of thinking about the world, and a new way of understanding love. -- adapted from jacket.
Item Description:"Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited."
Physical Description:338 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9781616206253
161620625X
Author Notes:Silas House is the author of five novels, including A Parchment of Leaves . He is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and a former commentator for NPR's All Things Considered . House is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers and is the winner of the E. B. White Award, the Nautilus Award, the Appalachian Book of the Year, the Hobson Medal for Literature, and other honors.