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Email a FriendPosted by Carolyn A on Monday, Oct 18, 2010 8:54 AM (EDT):
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Win 'The Death Panels'
Your chance to win a great new Catholic novel
Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Reviews on Monday, October 18, 2010 8:30 AM
I’m a big fan of Michelle Buckman‘s, and I’m tickled to share one of her two new novels, The Death Panels, with everyone here.
Brace yourself before you pick this book up. It’s not light reading, but I’d be lying if I didn’t admit to already recommending it to everyone I know.
Death Panels builds a world that my children could live in, a world that’s not so far from possible. It takes the most dangerous and difficult issues of our time to a viable conclusion, one that’s painful and horrifying.
And yet, The Death Panels cannot be compared to other apocryphal works, because it doesn’t give up on human life, but rather shows that, in the midst of the darkest hour I could imagine for my children’s future, there is hope.
Buckman’s story leaves the reader wounded and motivated, changed and even renewed. It causes us to look at ourselves and consider just what we’re doing to stop – or continue – the dangerous trends of our time.
Here’s a book that turns our times, our cultural ideals, our basic assumptions, on their collective head. Here’s a book that exposes politics for the wrangling it is and points to another way. Here’s a look at what religious suppression could look like…sooner rather than later.
The Death Panels is a must-read and certain to be a classic. Instead of scaring us into action, it shows us that, despite human failure, Truth can triumph.
Thanks to Michelle’s generosity, we’re giving a copy of Death Panels away. Leave a comment by Friday, October 22, at 5 PM EST, and you could win a copy of the book.
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Posted by Shelly @ Of Sound Mind and Spirit on Monday, Oct 18, 2010 3:12 PM (EDT):
Sarah, I didn’t realize you were such a fan of Michelle. This is on my “to-read” list.
Posted by Kim Swaner on Monday, Oct 18, 2010 3:26 PM (EDT):
The idea that the author has built “a world that my children could live in” grabbed my attention. So I clicked on the links to learn more about the author and the book - something I highly recommend for others to do. What I found fed my piqued interest a new mixture of curiosity and hope. If Buckman’s ideas can spark thoughtful dialogue, it may be well worth any cover price. Tha said, I hope to win a copy here and begin reading very soon!
Posted by Barb Szyszkiewicz, sfo on Monday, Oct 18, 2010 5:06 PM (EDT):
This is a book I’d love to read.
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