"A hard-to-put down tale of the
chance meeting of a down-and-out
evangelical minister and an equally
down-on-his luck radio deejay."
--The Charlotte Observer
"A Southern tale of sin and faith."
--The Star-Ledger
"Starnes has written an entertaining
and sometimes transcendent Southern
Gothic novel worthy of his literary
forbear, the late Larry Brown, to whom
the book is dedicated."
--Rain Taxi Review of Books
"Starnes has written a top-notch novel
in the tradition of Harry Crews.
Starnes' narrative is a lyrical dialect
with big plot turns that will keep
readers turning pages."
--The Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
"Sam Starnes has crafted a beguiling,
often hilarious tale of two American
seekers who end up finding truths
they hadn't imagined on a bus ride
through the desert. Their individual
stories are spun in rich, evocative
prose that takes the reader into a
world of radio evangelists who fall far
short of practicing what they preach.
Just when we think we understand
these sinners comes a shocking
denouement that makes us wonder if
it’s only coincidence that we meet the
significant people in our lives. This is
one of those novels that resonates
long after the final page."
—Alice Elliott Dark, author of “In the
Gloaming,” a short story selected by
John Updike for the Best American
Short Stories of the Century, and the
novel Think of England.
"Joe Samuel Starnes is an engaging
and exacting storyteller. His novels are
full of colorful characters and settings
and intriguing situations. Having the
eye of the journalist and the voice of a
poet, Starnes is doubtlessly destined
to become a writer readers will love."
--Anthony Grooms, author of the
novel, Bombingham, winner of the
2002 Lillian Smith Book Award
and finalist for the 2002
Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award
chance meeting of a down-and-out
evangelical minister and an equally
down-on-his luck radio deejay."
--The Charlotte Observer
"A Southern tale of sin and faith."
--The Star-Ledger
"Starnes has written an entertaining
and sometimes transcendent Southern
Gothic novel worthy of his literary
forbear, the late Larry Brown, to whom
the book is dedicated."
--Rain Taxi Review of Books
"Starnes has written a top-notch novel
in the tradition of Harry Crews.
Starnes' narrative is a lyrical dialect
with big plot turns that will keep
readers turning pages."
--The Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
"Sam Starnes has crafted a beguiling,
often hilarious tale of two American
seekers who end up finding truths
they hadn't imagined on a bus ride
through the desert. Their individual
stories are spun in rich, evocative
prose that takes the reader into a
world of radio evangelists who fall far
short of practicing what they preach.
Just when we think we understand
these sinners comes a shocking
denouement that makes us wonder if
it’s only coincidence that we meet the
significant people in our lives. This is
one of those novels that resonates
long after the final page."
—Alice Elliott Dark, author of “In the
Gloaming,” a short story selected by
John Updike for the Best American
Short Stories of the Century, and the
novel Think of England.
"Joe Samuel Starnes is an engaging
and exacting storyteller. His novels are
full of colorful characters and settings
and intriguing situations. Having the
eye of the journalist and the voice of a
poet, Starnes is doubtlessly destined
to become a writer readers will love."
--Anthony Grooms, author of the
novel, Bombingham, winner of the
2002 Lillian Smith Book Award
and finalist for the 2002
Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award
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