Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet

Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet

by JoanneProulx (Author)

Synopsis

Luke Hunter thinks he's joking when he tells a good friend exactly when - 8:37 the following morning - and how - hit by a red van from out of town - that friend will die. But when events unfold as Luke foretold, he wants none of it: he has enough problems being an average teenager without the added burden of seeing into the future - not to mention the ever-after. Terrified, but pretending not to be, Luke pushes his friends and family away, while the local news crew, a Christian fundamentalist preacher and a missing girl's frantic mother all draw nearer, seeking to profit from Luke's new-found `gift'.

Written in clear, precise prose, Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet is a darkly comic coming-of-age novel about death and life.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Publisher: Picador
Published: 04 Apr 2008

ISBN 10: 0330452967
ISBN 13: 9780330452960

Author Bio
Joanne Proulx has had short stories published in literary magazines in America and Canada. Her first nove, Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet, was published by Picador. She lives in Ontario.