A self-guilt brother, Ian Bedloe, couldn't get over from blaming himself for the sudden death of his older brother, until he discovers the forgiveness can be found from the God.
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A self-guilt brother, Ian Bedloe, couldn't get over from blaming himself for the sudden death of his older brother, until he discovers the forgiveness can be found from the God.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning author brings us the story of Ian Bedloe, the ideal teenage son, leading a cheery, apple-pie life with his family in Baltimore. That is, until a careless and vicious rumor leads to a devastating tragedy.
Imploding from guilt, Ian believes he is the one responsible for the tragedy. No longer a star athlete with a bright future, and desperately searching for salvation, he stumbles across a storefront with a neon sign that simply reads: CHURCH OF THE SECOND CHANCE.
Ian has always viewed his penance as a burden. But through the power of faith and the love of family, he begins to view it as a gift. After years spent trying to atone for his foolish mistakes, Ian finds forgiveness and peace in the life he builds for himself.
Critic Reviews
“"Captivating. . . . Compelling. . . . There is a kind of magic at work in this novel." -- The Washington Post Book World "Anne Tyler's most sophisticated work, a realistic chronicle that celebrates family life." -- The New York Times "On its own terms, perfection." -- Kirkus Reviews”
“Captivating. . . . Compelling. . . . There is a kind of magic at work in this novel.” —The Washington Post Book World
“Anne Tyler’s most sophisticated work, a realistic chronicle that celebrates family life.” —The New York Times
“On its own terms, perfection.” —Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
ANNE TYLER was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is the author of more than twenty novels. Her twentieth novel, A Spool of Blue Thread, was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2015. Her eleventh novel, Breathing Lessons, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1989. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
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In 1965, the happy Bedloe family is living an ideal, apple-pie existence in Baltimore. Then, in the blink of an eye, a single tragic event occurs that will transform their lives forever-particularly that of seventeen-year-old lan Bedloe, the youngest son, who blames himself for the sudden "accidental" death of his older brother. Depressed and depleted, lan is almost crushed under the weight of an unbearable, secret guilt. Then one crisp January evening, he catches sight of a window with glowing yellow neon, the Church of the Second Chance. He enters and soon discovers that forgiveness must be earned, through a bit of sacrifice and a lot of love....
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