Forgiveness 4 You: A Novel
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Forgiveness meets capitalism in this razor-sharp satirical novel about America's obsession with instant gratification.
Ann Bauer's Forgiveness 4 You examines faith, doubt, and the hunger for quick emotional fixes in a culture that wants redemption on demand.
Gabriel McKenna, an ex-Catholic priest, is quietly rebuilding his life at a small bookstore. But even there, strangers are drawn to him--unloading their stories, confessing their guiltiest secrets, and seeking the comfort he can't help but offer.
One of these people is Madeline Murray, a high-powered advertising executive, who, hours after her weepy confession, has a revelation: If she felt so comforted by this stranger, perhaps there's something remunerative to his consoling abilities. Madeline has a vision: a business that will offer a secu-lar form of confession and forgiveness--the comforts of religion, without the religion.
Before Gabriel fully understands what's happening--or whether any of it is morally defensible--Madeline and her team transform him into the face of a national forgiveness brand. A therapeutic revolution is poised to sweep America... until a devastating secret threatens to destroy the enterprise and the man at its center. And complicating everything is temptation itself, in the form of Madeline.
In Forgiveness 4 You, Bauer blends incisive satire with rich characterization and a sweeping American canvas. Written with verve, humor, and emotional intelligence, this ambitious novel offers a provocative meditation on faith, desire, and the price of redemption in the twenty-first century.
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