That Which Was

by Glenn Patterson (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $3.50

  As a Velvet Underground fan, student of stand-up comedy and former banker, Avery isn't your average Presbyterian minister. But then, Eastern Belfast is hardly your average parish. So when a man enters his church and confesses to murder, it's not wholly extraordinary until that is, Avery learns that the man can't remember when, where or why he killed. Feeling compelled to help this troubled soul, Avery is led down a tortuous path of unreliable truths and fractured memory that promises disastrous consequences for both his personal and professional life and ultimately his faith in everything.

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  Hardcover
  2004

  $4.75

  Avery isn?t everyone?s idea of a model Presbyterian minister. A Velvet Underground fan and student of stand-up comedy, the former bank-worker can?t quite get used to being ?Reverend?. Then there?s his difficulty remembering biblical quotations ...Despite all this, Avery has absolute faith in his ability always to know the right thing to do. Until, that is, a man appears in his east Belfast church and confesses to murder. The only problem is ? this man can?t remember where, when or why he killed. Avery commits himself to finding out the truth of what happened, but if this stranger seems hampered by the limitations of his own memory, then the minister?s hands are tied by his professional and personal responsibilities ? and, as Avery soon realizes, neglecting his own concerns could have disastrous consequences .