The Second by Alan J Cooper
Belief as upbringing, belief as social fact, belief as a species of American Christian fundamentalism: The Second is a work of nonreligious religious fiction that engages all the markers of religion, with belief as the core of a modern-day American Gothic in which a trinity of characters clash over the complex ideologies that shape politics, religion, and spirituality. The vibrant, French Canadian Chantelle a woman who promotes a spirituality based on principles and not traditional dogma must balance her rocky romance with an aspiring half-Jewish architect, the continuing embrace with her activism, and a connection to a New York organization run by a secretive anti-Semite. But, such a caustic entanglement creates a situation ripe for a devastating conclusion, as the religious more frequently lean toward evil over good, the novel s characters ultimately confronting their individual identities through the realization of just how hard it is to make belief believable.
The Second illustrates how a society can devour a person with a profound but unconventional moral and spiritual outlook, particularly if that person is very attractive and keenly intelligent but tinged with nai¨vete´The story takes us on a romantic but painful North American journey and should be a must read." —Douglas H. Hopp, D.V.M., C.D., Dip.Comp.Med., M.M.W.
Alan J. Cooper began a career in writing after being struck by an impaired driver and incurring a severe brain injury. His articles have appeared in the Globe & Mail and he is the author of Brain Injury.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781550963588 |
| ISBN 10 | 1550963589 |
| Title | The Second |
| Author | Alan J Cooper |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Exile Editions |
| Year published | 2013-11-30 |
| Number of pages | 584 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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