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Tony Hendra's Father Joe became a new classic of faith and spirituality -- even for those not usually inclined. Now Hendra is back with a novel set in a very reverent future where church and state walk hand in hand. Fade-in as Johnny Greco -- a fallen journalist who nurses a few grudges along with hContinue
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bookpage published on Mon, 13 Sep 2010
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The Messiah of Morris Avenue
The Messiah of Morris Avenue Tony Hendra Henry Holt Hardcover 256 pages April 2006 The Messiah of Morris Avenue couldn’t have arrived at a better time. With the country sinking into theocratic rule under a right-wing government more and more each day ... (read full critics)
curledup published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010
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The Messiah of Morris Avenue
"The Messiah of Morris Avenue" takes place in a future American in which the Christian right has taken over the government, Hollywood (now called 'Holywood'), everything. This book is a brilliant satire of the faux Christians who seem to dominate modern-day America.
These so-called Christian ... (continue)
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- English Books
- Hardcover 256 Pages
- Edition: 1
- ISBN-10: 0805079645
- ISBN-13: 9780805079647
- Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
- Pub date: Apr 04, 2006
- Dimensions: 1548 mm x 1032 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9780805079647 | Hardcover | $24.00 | $19.20 | bn.com |
| $24.00 | $17.32 | The Book Depository | ||
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The Messiah of Morris Avenue By Tony Hendra
In his best-selling memoir, Father Joe, Tony Hendra expressed the concern that to write a great novel I'll have to get to know some really wicked people. Whether he met those people is unknown, but Hendra has written a new novel about some pretty wic ... (read full critics)