false <![CDATA[The Preservationist]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171465832m/100223.jpg 100223 6 'Envisions the events in Noah's life with awe and realism, and with a voice that is clear, distinct, and (remarkably, under the circumstances) dry......An elegant, inventive book.'-The New York Times In this original, compelling, and fresh debut novel, Noah's family-his wife, sons, and daughters-in-law-tell what it's like to live with a man touched by God, while struggling against events they cannot control or explain. Noah (or Noe, as he's called here) orders his sons to build an ark, but can't tell them where the wood will come from. He sends his daughters-in-law out to gather animals, but offers no directions, money, or protection. And once the rain starts, the true test of their faith is just beginning. The family is trapped on the ark with thousands of animals-and no idea of how to feed or care for them, or of when the waters will recede. What emerges is a family caught in the midst of an extraordinary Biblical event, with all the tension, humanity-even humor-that implies. 2750597 1 7 2005 The Preservationist total:358|5:60|4:152|3:114|2:26|1:6| 358 1308 508 82 5 1 false false Fri Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 03 13:52:50 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 03 18:24:38 -0700 2008 SUMMARY (from BN.com)
"Noe says, -I must build a boat.
-A boat, she says.
-A ship, more like. I'll need the boys to help, he adds as an afterthought.
-We're leagues from the sea, she says, or any river big enough to warrant a boat.
This conversation is making Noe impati...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 13:32:01 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 13:44:32 -0700 2008
Maine takes the story of Noah and the ark and fills in all the deta...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 13:37:32 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 12 13:54:27 -0800 2007
What I liked: The quietness of the miracles, how things fell together so well but naturally, so the people involved didn't see it as a miracle until after the fa...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 31 17:30:30 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 04 08:21:18 -0800 2008
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But that's not what David Maine does. In this retelling of the Noah's Ark story, he let...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 12:22:40 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 09:53:27 -0700 2008
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The book portrays Noah (Noe) in what would be "...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 12:49:59 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 12:53:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 19:53:47 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 19:02:10 -0700 2009 The Red Tent in that it takes a few scenes and characters from the Bible and imaginatively fleshes out their stories. But it's much more witty and wry than The Red Tent, and the language is mostly modern and casual. In case you're worried that this will be preachy Chri...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 23 13:03:32 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 13:07:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Aug 06 07:59:24 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 07:59:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 31 18:58:33 -0700 2007 Mon May 19 07:10:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sun Jun 17 13:24:43 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 24 19:10:03 -0800 2007
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