A riveting quest for true love, capturing the journey of a wounded soul toward hope restored. Perfect for readers of Charles Martin or Dale Cramer.
"Danny Gospel is as compelling and engrossing a read as I have
had lately...."
Phyllis Tickle, author, The Book of Hours
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Sing a Song of Hope and Love with Danny Gospel
As a boy he performed concerts singing old-time hymns with his
family and got so famous he's still known around Iowa as Danny
Gospel. But since then, things haven't worked out quite the way he
planned. And now Danny prays for just one thing: a normal, happy
life.
What he gets instead is a kiss.
He wakes one morning to a perfectly lovely woman dressed in white
who leans down, kisses him on the lips...and then disappears. The
next moment, Danny finds himself launched into a quest to find this
woman he's sure is his true love. He is an everyday hero on
anything but an everyday journey--dreaming impossible dreams and,
no matter how much he must suffer, pursuing romance and heavenly
glory.
Funny, poignant, and revelatory, this elegiac and luminous debut by
David Athey introduces a character you won't soon forget. A man who
seeks God's leading at every crossroads and believes that sometimes
paradise is as close as an Iowa cornfield
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"A dream-like and mystical narrative that takes us inside the mind
and life of a Christian who has sought to seize the Kingdom in the
midst of sorrows...."
Dr. Ralph C. Wood, author, Flannery O'Connor and the Christ-Haunted
South
David Athey is a published poet, essayist, and short story writer. Originally from the Midwest, Athey received his Masters of Fine Arts from Hamline University, but now teaches English at Palm Beach Atlantic College and lives in West Palm Beach, FL, with his wife. Danny Gospel is his first novel.