
Faith for Beginners
(2005)A novel by
Aaron Hamburger
| "A rich, complex, often profound comedy about religion, sex, politics, and love." Christopher Bram |
An acclaimed short-story writer has created a miraculous first novel about an American family on the verge of a breakdown-and an epiphany.
In the summer of 2000, Israel teeters between total war and total peace. Similarly on edge, Helen Michaelson, a respectable suburban housewife from Michigan, has brought her ailing husband and rebellious college-age son, Jeremy, to Jerusalem. She hopes the journey will inspire Jeremy to reconnect with his faith and find meaning in his life . . . or at least get rid of his nose ring.
It's not that Helen is concerned about Jeremy's sexual orientation (after all, her other son is gay as well). It's merely the matter of the overdose ('Just like Liza!' Jeremy had told her), the green hair, and what looks like a safety pin stuck through his face. After therapy, unconditional love, and tough love . . . why not try Israel?
Yet in seductive and dangerous surroundings, with the rumbling of violence and change in the air, in a part of the world where 'there are no modern times,' mother and son become new, old, and surprising versions of themselves.
Funny, erotic, searingly insightful, and profoundly moving, Faith for Beginners is a stunning debut novel from a vibrant new voice in fiction.
In the summer of 2000, Israel teeters between total war and total peace. Similarly on edge, Helen Michaelson, a respectable suburban housewife from Michigan, has brought her ailing husband and rebellious college-age son, Jeremy, to Jerusalem. She hopes the journey will inspire Jeremy to reconnect with his faith and find meaning in his life . . . or at least get rid of his nose ring.
It's not that Helen is concerned about Jeremy's sexual orientation (after all, her other son is gay as well). It's merely the matter of the overdose ('Just like Liza!' Jeremy had told her), the green hair, and what looks like a safety pin stuck through his face. After therapy, unconditional love, and tough love . . . why not try Israel?
Yet in seductive and dangerous surroundings, with the rumbling of violence and change in the air, in a part of the world where 'there are no modern times,' mother and son become new, old, and surprising versions of themselves.
Funny, erotic, searingly insightful, and profoundly moving, Faith for Beginners is a stunning debut novel from a vibrant new voice in fiction.
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Hardback Editions
October 2005 : Hardback
| Title: Faith for Beginners: A Novel Author(s): Aaron Hamburger ISBN: 1-4000-6298-5 / 978-1-4000-6298-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
November 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Faith for Beginners: A Novel Author(s): Aaron Hamburger ISBN: 0-8129-7320-8 / 978-0-8129-7320-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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