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THE MARBLE KING by David Bellin The pastor of a weather-beaten country church risks his reputation and his future to help a boyhood friend who will resent him for it.…A successful Milwaukee business woman leaves her career to move to Manhattan and play chess in Central Park.…A gentle but lonely man stalks a family, pretending to be one of them, until his fantasy carries him a step too far.…An estranged husband hears voices in his new bachelor apartment, voices that spin a tale of infidelity eerily like his own… David Bellin, author of The Children's War and Sherman's Chaplain, turns his acclaimed novel-writing touch to short fiction in this collection of original stories, some intensely emotional, others slyly comic, but all of them alight with the author's conviction that-even in a predatory world-grace and love will endure. ----------------- Praise for The Children's War: "Arresting first novel...a satisfying novel that illuminates compassionate souls on both sides of a terrible struggle."-Publishers Weekly "Contemporary fiction with something substantive to say...builds to power and excitement."-Library Journal "A gripping story, well told."-Bookviews "Commendable…lends insight into the scarred minds of the people involved…strong supporting cast and rich language."-Voya "(Readers) will be rewarded with strong characters and an incisive vision of the Irish conflict…The Children's War is a moving tale."-West Coast Review of Books "Enjoyed reading the novel…conveys well the senselessness of the violence in Northern Ireland"-National Catholic News Service "Convincingly portrays life in Ulster, where neither predator nor victim is in control of his existence."-Catholic Tribune Praise for Sherman's Chaplain: "Very enjoyable, enlightening and thought-provoking."-Civil War News "Captivating in its humanity and remarkably moving…impossible to stop turning the pages."-The Chronicle-Express "A gem of a book…compact, hard, but utterly beautiful."-Reader Views "Polished characters, solid plot and good pace all contribute to a wonderful story."-BookIdeas "A fast-paced novel…a great read."-San Francisco Review

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Christianity

• Full title: The Marble King and Other Stories
• Author: David Bellin
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 210
• EAN: 9781936940981
• ISBN: 1936940981
• ID: 12508953
• Publisher: Epigraph Publishing
• Weight: 274 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 12 mm
• Date of publishing: 19. January 2015

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