Foy: On the Road to Lost
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (780 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071GP1D31 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 334 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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YoyoMitch said Writing so good, you can almost taste it.. Some writings evoke a response from graphic content – blood spraying, mysterious noises in a darkened atmosphere, graphic utterings of private whispers, others solicit a response from shock value. It is the rare author who can call forth deep, genuine, vivid reactions by laying open the moments of life that are of such import and universal exper. Kimberly said Long-time fan, first-time reviewer. Big fan of Gordon Atkinson. Always enjoy his work.. This book might make you think Books in the Literary Fiction genre seem to be hit and miss with me. However, Foy surprised me and I found this introspective look back at his life very fascinating. The book starts off and Foy is being let go from the church where he is a pastor. I think it is something of a shock, and like most people that are let go, he seems to stumble around tryi
Foy is determined to chart his own course rather than allowing others to define who he is. A series of flashbacks to his childhood and his time as an unorthodox minister give us clues to the forces that shaped this man and a glimpse at what may be in store for him.. But the secular world is a strange and lonely place for Foy. Foy is a minister who can no longer make sense of the religious world into which he was born. A strange bus journey to the heart of New Orleans marks his exit from a familiar life and a rebirth into a new reality. His identity as a clergyman is more deeply embedded in his soul than he thought. The same impulse that guides Hester Prynne to shape her future in The Scarlet Letter guides Atkinson's Foy