The Virgin Coop: a broken trilogy

By Matt Scallon

Described as "Offbeat Unusual But, very creative and charming " by Al Gini of Loyola University Chicago, this collection of stories, poems, and vignettes carries a deeply spiritual message. In the same literary tradition as Lewis Carroll's beloved classic, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland , author Matt Scallon weaves a fanciful tale about a woman's journey to incorporate the many benefits of backyard chickens into her 1870s village that conveys multiple layers of meaning. On one level, Mary's overcoming of deep-seated prejudices against backyard chicken coops represents social progress. On another level, the retelling of stories from the Gospels signifies a sacred aspect that intensifies as the book progresses. And on yet another level, intriguing parallels to Joseph Atwill's book Caesar's Messiah provide a whole new twist on the "Christ myth" theory, leading to an interesting proposition for a new "Holy Trinity." The Virgin Coop: a trilogy comprises three short stories, "The Virgin Coop," "Frontyard Horses," and "The Strange Tale of Martha Wolf," followed by a section called "Songs, Poems, Dreams," which details the healing dynamics the three stories serve to convey. Through allegory, parody, and whimsical wordplay, this work, as a whole, functions as a modern fable, a highly imaginative metaphor for spiritual awakening.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1499284667
• ISBN13: 9781499284669
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 482 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"