The Breath of God by Jeffrey Small
One of my tax clients recommended this title to me. We had a long conversation about it while I prepared her tax return. She raved so much that I had to read it. I downloaded it to my Kindle an that's where it's been waiting since last April.
I believe that faith and religion are very personal beliefs. Not being a religious scholar, I only know how I personally reacted to this novel. Keep in mind it is very much like The DaVinci Code, full of ancient artifacts that modern religion wants to squelch to ensure the money keeps rolling in. Loaded with suspense in the quest for good over evil, I couldn't put this book down.
The story is of a graduate student's quest for the lost texts of Issa. He believes Jesus traveled to India and studied other religions before beginning his ministry. Supposedly the Bible is silent about the portion of his life detailed in these texts. The people who want to stop him are the backbone of the novel. Throw in some romance and you've got the perfect mix.
Books are few and far between that keep me reading long into the night. If I don't get my eight hours of beauty sleep, I'm useless the next day. The Breath of God hooked me from the start. It drew me and wouldn't let go. I turned off the alarm for the next morning and kept reading. Ginger, my dog, gave up begging for more bedtime biscuits. I pushed her persistent paw away so many times, she curled up and went to sleep. Her beauty sleep is important too. Maybe that's why she's just too darn cute. She doesn't know how to read.
One thing I do know is that our faith is tested every single day. I found food for thought in The Breath of God in addition to a marvelous, action packed novel that kept me on the edge of my seat. I'm back to a reasonable bedtime until another novel this absorbing comes my way. I hope it will soon. Tax season is right around the corner.
One of my tax clients recommended this title to me. We had a long conversation about it while I prepared her tax return. She raved so much that I had to read it. I downloaded it to my Kindle an that's where it's been waiting since last April.
I believe that faith and religion are very personal beliefs. Not being a religious scholar, I only know how I personally reacted to this novel. Keep in mind it is very much like The DaVinci Code, full of ancient artifacts that modern religion wants to squelch to ensure the money keeps rolling in. Loaded with suspense in the quest for good over evil, I couldn't put this book down.
The story is of a graduate student's quest for the lost texts of Issa. He believes Jesus traveled to India and studied other religions before beginning his ministry. Supposedly the Bible is silent about the portion of his life detailed in these texts. The people who want to stop him are the backbone of the novel. Throw in some romance and you've got the perfect mix.
Books are few and far between that keep me reading long into the night. If I don't get my eight hours of beauty sleep, I'm useless the next day. The Breath of God hooked me from the start. It drew me and wouldn't let go. I turned off the alarm for the next morning and kept reading. Ginger, my dog, gave up begging for more bedtime biscuits. I pushed her persistent paw away so many times, she curled up and went to sleep. Her beauty sleep is important too. Maybe that's why she's just too darn cute. She doesn't know how to read.
One thing I do know is that our faith is tested every single day. I found food for thought in The Breath of God in addition to a marvelous, action packed novel that kept me on the edge of my seat. I'm back to a reasonable bedtime until another novel this absorbing comes my way. I hope it will soon. Tax season is right around the corner.
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