Eternity

by David Plante

Ted, a lapsed Catholic who is married to a British woman, encounters a friend's child who is studying for his first communion. The boy, Jonathan, is terminally ill and believes the ritual of his first communion might miraculously heal him. Ted sees himself in the boy, and vividly recalls his childhood self. The idea of an eternal afterlife comforts Jonathan, but for Ted the idea represents a kind of dislocation. Is life merely something to be endured...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1963101022
• ISBN13: 9781963101027
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Green City Books
• Length: 208 Pages