John The Revelator

This is the story of John Devine stuck in a small town in the eerielandscape of Southeast Ireland worried over by his single chainsmokingbiblequoting mother Li... » 

This is the story of John Devine stuck in a small town in the eerielandscape of Southeast Ireland worried over by his single chainsmokingbiblequoting mother Lily and spied on by the neighborly Mrs. Nagle. WhenJamey Corboy a selfstyled Rimbaudian boy wonder arrives in town Johns lifesuddenly seems full of possibility. His loneliness dissipates. He is taken upby mischief and discovery hiding in the world beyond as Lilys mysteriousillness worsens. But Jamey and Johns nose for trouble may be their undoing andsoon John will be faced with a terrible moral dilemma. Joining the ranks of thegreat novels of friendship and betrayal A Separate Peace A Prayer for OwenMeany Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha John the Revelator grapples with the pull ofthe world and the hold of those we love. Suffused with family secrets eerieimagery black humor and hypnotic prose John the Revelator is a novel tofall in love with and an astounding debut. «